Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura Awarded the Nobel ...
By DENNIS OVERBYE The three received the honor for “the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has […]
science
When it Comes to Sleep, Timing is Everything
By CLAIRE MALDARELLI A new study has uncovered some of the mysteries behind how our cells work together […]
Multiculturalism: Nothing New
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD An exhibit in New York explores Ptolemaic Egypt’s embrace of diversity. Published: October 7, […]
Multiculturalism: Nothing New
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD An exhibit in New York explores Ptolemaic Egypt’s embrace of diversity. Published: October 7, […]
Wild and Craggy, Just Like Thoreau
By JOHN MARKOFF A group of writers recently made the trek to the summit of an unnamed mountain […]
A Gulf in Ocean Knowledge
By HENRY FOUNTAIN Scientists have probably underestimated warming since the 1970s, a study says. That could affect some […]
Preparing Your Child for Common Core Tests
By KENNETH CHANG The when and what kind of tests depend on the state, but make sure your […]
The Math of Whips, Chains and Ropes
By JAMES GORMAN Some people in applied mathematics are looking at the physics behind so-called viscous threads and […]
A Sense of Where You Are
By JAMES GORMAN May-Britt and Edvard I. Moser are exploring the way the brain records and remembers movement […]
Researchers Who Discovered How Brain Navigates Are Awarded Nobel Prize ...
By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN John O’Keefe of Britain and May‐Britt and Edvard I. Moser of Norway were awarded […]