Natural Gas: Abundance of Supply and Debate
By JOHN SCHWARTZ Depending on one’s point of view, natural gas can be either an essential tool for […]
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Dare to Dream of Falling Short
By RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D. So much for the relentless “you can do it” attitude that pervades our […]
Inquiry in Anthrax Mailings Had Gaps, Report Says
By WILLIAM J. BROAD A congressional inquiry into the F.B.I.’s scientific work on the anthrax mailings of 2001 […]
Kepler’s Tally of Planets
By Unknown Author NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered more than 950 confirmed planets orbiting distant stars. Published: December […]
Kepler Spacecraft Finds New ‘Super-Earth’ 180 Light-Years Away
By DENNIS OVERBYE The planet, about two and a half times the size of Earth, is in a […]
The Strange Tale of a New Species of Lizard
By CARL ZIMMER Aspidoscelis neavesi was produced in the lab by mating two other species, and its creation […]
A Picture Captures Planets Waiting to Be Born
By DENNIS OVERBYE Astronomers have obtained, in the image of the young star HL Tauri, what might be […]
Snow Is Down and Heat Is Up in the Arctic, ...
By KENNETH CHANG The Arctic continued to warm faster than the rest of the globe, according to the […]
Vivek Murthy, the New Surgeon General, Isn’t Afraid to Take ...
By SABRINA TAVERNISE Dr. Murthy, who at the age of 37 has become one of the youngest surgeons […]
Methane Is Found on Mars, Raising Hope of Life There ...
By KENNETH CHANG The presence of methane could be the result of a geological process or the product […]