Why Popcorn Also Jumps
By JAMES GORMAN Besides bursting, kernels vault and somersault like a gymnast of sorts, with one white leg. […]
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A Moth’s Tail Can Deceive Bats
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA With its tail, assuming it has one, the luna moth can frustrate a bat’s ability […]
Sweetest Violins Explained: Holes Fill In Blanks
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA What was it about the exquisite instruments produced in Cremona, Italy? Researchers conducted experiments to […]
Crossed Legs, Heightened Worries?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Does sitting with one leg crossed over the other lead to circulatory problems? Published: […]
Disorder Rules the Universe
By AMIR ALEXANDER In a rich and entertaining new book, a philosopher and a physicist describe how the […]
Hand of a Superhero
By JACQUELINE MROZ Three-dimensional printers create inexpensive, striking prosthetics for children who are missing fingers. Published: February 17, […]
The Science of Finding Romance Online
By RACHEL NUWER Two researchers discovered ways to make your profile stand out. One of them proved just […]
More Evidence That Mammals Coexisted With Dinosaurs
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA New discoveries point to a tree climber and a superb digger. Published: February 17, 2015 […]
Study Sees Even Bigger Longer Droughts for Much of US ...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS As bad as recent droughts in California, the Southwest and the Midwest have been, […]
Few Health System Studies Use Top Method, Report Says
By SABRINA TAVERNISE Experts expressed frustration that efforts to reform the health care system so rarely relied on […]