From the Clash of White Dwarfs, the Birth of a Supernova
By DENNIS OVERBYE
Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics said they had “revealed the source of the most important explosions in cosmology.”
In many cities, populations have swelled faster than the capacity to house them safely, so that a quake could surpass Haiti’s devastation.
The lack of progress on President Obama’s plan to create jobs and lower energy costs is “alarming,” a report said.
There’s plenty of menacing talk about the perils of excess sodium. But where’s the evidence?
Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics said they had “revealed the source of the most important explosions in cosmology.”
Researchers are developing a system to create renderings of neighborhoods and potentially even entire cities.
In Web postings, some suggest that Amy Bishop, the suspect in six shootings, three of them fatal, could still contribute to medicine.
Of 7.5 million pounds of trash air travelers generate daily, 75 percent is recyclable, but only 20 percent reaches a recycling center.
Thanks to the liver’s ability to regenerate, a small number of children in the United States have undergone an unusual type of surgery that offers a normal life.
The trial of a melanoma drug offers a glimpse at a new kind of therapy tailored to the genetic profile of a cancer.
Sex addiction is not yet recognized as a psychiatric disorder, but doctors have long realized that some patients ruin their lives because of sex.
New research analyzed physical contact to see whether a rich vocabulary of supportive touch is in fact related to performance.
A cardiologist recorded a meeting with executives from GlaxoSmithKline in 2007 about the drug Avandia.
Decisions about aggressive treatment at the end of life are far from clear-cut.
Judith Warner thought she would find pushy parents and irresponsible doctors behind children on drugs like Ritalin and Prozac. She did not.
In recent years, U.S. military lands have become safe areas for endangered species.
Some of the winning photographs and illustrations from the 2009 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, sponsored by the journal Science and the National Science Foundation.
America's Cup rivals USA-17 and Alinghi 5 are built of carbon fiber and have towering masts and enormous multihulls.
United States Olympic aerialist Ryan St. Onge and science reporter Henry Fountain break down the “double full full full,” a jump St. Onge may perform in Vancouver.
Evolutionary biologists and historians of science comment on Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species.”
Too much sitting still, recent studies in rats and humans suggest, can offset the benefits of even regular exercise.
The Plastiki, a boat built from recycled plastic, is expected to begin a 100-day crossing of the Pacific Ocean in March to test the seaworthiness of new materials and draw attention to ocean-borne plastic waste.
New research suggests that short-term memory is erased by the brain on purpose, so that new, more relevant memories can be recorded.
Despite reproducing without a male partner, a whiptail lizard species has a strong presence in the wild.
Crickets born to mothers that were exposed to spiders were more predator-savvy than those whose mothers were not, researchers found.
Must you eat fruit on an empty stomach, so it won’t mix with other foods and cause fermentation and rot?
Hospital systems around the country are taking advantage of financial incentives to foster the creation and use of electronic records.
Can stopping to savor every bite help you lose weight?