Rock-Paper-Scissors: You vs. the Computer
By Test your strategy against the computer in this rock-paper-scissors game illustrating basic artificial intelligence. Published: January 12, […]
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U.S. to Increase Production of the Ebola Drug ZMapp, but ...
By ANDREW POLLACK Despite the new efforts, supplies of the drug, ZMapp, are expected to be limited to […]
Four Deaths Are Linked to a Respiratory Illness
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR The respiratory virus has been found in at least four people who died, and has […]
A Study Bolsters a Call to Use Long-Acting Contraceptives
By PAM BELLUCK In a program offering sexually active teenagers in St. Louis free birth control, pregnancy and […]
Overseas Trade Alters a Lizard’s Stocks
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA The rise of the global shipping trade has caused a fundamental shift in how species […]
Nature in the Balance, Gene Tests, Artificial Sweetners and Diabetes
By THE NEW YORK TIMES Letters to the editor and online comments. Published: September 30, 2014 at 12:00AM […]
Visiting an Ailing Relative
By EMILY ANTHES A sobering new book argues that wild chimps are being assaulted from all sides: hunted […]
Generating a Molecule With Star Quality
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Scientists in England have generated a highly complex star-shaped molecule made of interlocking rings that […]
Toolmaking May Have Risen Independently
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA A technique which early humans used to make knives by flaking off bits of stone […]
Rating Pain Relief
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY How is the effectiveness of pain relievers measured? Is there a list that quantifies […]