That Vexing Math Equation? Here’s an Addition by STEVEN STROGATZ
The confusion (likely intentional) boiled down to a discrepancy between the math rules used in grade school and […]
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A Physics Magic Trick: Take 2 Sheets of Carbon and ...
The study of graphene was starting to go out of style, but new experiments with sheets of the […]
‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Dazzles Asia and Middle East by ...
An annular solar eclipse, in which the moon covers the sun’s center, leaving a ring of light around […]
Cats Like People! (Some People, Anyway) by RACHEL NUWER
Despite apparent aloofness, cats are social creatures capable of relationships with people, a new study suggests. Published: September […]
The Mystery of the Himalayas’ Skeleton Lake Just Got Weirder ...
Every summer, hundreds of ancient bones emerge from the ice. A new genetic study helps explain how they […]
Watching an Interstellar ‘Christmas Comet’ and Hoping for a Bang ...
Seeing Comet Borisov won’t be easy for the typical sky gazer, but astronomers still have a lot to […]
Earth Science Has a Whiteness Problem by EMMA GOLDBERG
Barely 10 percent of doctoral degrees in the geosciences go to recipients of color. The lack of diversity […]
Will the United States Lose the Universe? by DENNIS OVERBYE
For more than a century, American astronomers have held bragging rights as observers of the cosmos. But that […]
Jeanne Guillemin, Who Exposed Soviet Anthrax Lab, Dies at 76 ...
After an anthrax outbreak killed scores of people in 1979, she showed how even a tiny amount of […]
What You’re Unwrapping When You Get a DNA Test for ...
To what extent is gifting a DNA test also a present for law enforcement? Published: December 22, 2019 […]