A Rare Total Solar Eclipse
By DENNIS OVERBYE Friday’s eclipse will appear to be total only on the Faroe Islands and Svalbard, Norway, […]
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Scientists Solve a Puzzle: Cosmic Dust Comes From Supernovas
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Astronomers found evidence that the dust, building material for planets and stars, survived a supernova’s […]
Coverage of Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to a Winter Low
By HENRY FOUNTAIN There was less sea ice coverage in the Arctic this winter than in any year […]
Biologists Call for Ban on Gene Editing Technique in Humans
By NICHOLAS WADE A group of biologists, including the scientist who developed the technique, has called for a […]
The Next Frontier: The Great Indoors
By CARL ZIMMER As cities and suburbs have spread across continents, the amount of indoor shelter has exploded […]
Study Reveals Genetic Path of Modern Britons
By NICHOLAS WADE Researchers found that the modern British population falls into 17 clusters that are all very […]
Tool of N.C.A.A. Bracket Ignorance: Your Basketball Smarts
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR If the annual rite of picking the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament winners gives fans anything, it’s […]
Neanderthal Jewelry: The Eagle Talon Line
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The early humans may have used the talons of white-tailed eagles to make jewelry […]
Tiny Masters of Turbulent Air
By JAMES GORMAN Ruby-throated hummingbirds can overcome changing winds to feed on nectar, using rapid wing and tail […]
Hold the Calcium Supplements
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Should women stop taking calcium supplements after menopause, because of a danger of heart […]