- NYT > Science
- 11/1/4 00:23
New research is trying to define courage: where it comes from, how it manifests itself in the body and brain, and why we love it so much.
New research is trying to define courage: where it comes from, how it manifests itself in the body and brain, and why we love it so much.
Over the last 10 years, thousands of scientists have collaborated on an enormous research effort to catalog the plants and animals in the world’s oceans.
MONDAY 3. JANUARY 2011
Scientists at the University of Montana Flight Laboratory are obsessed with bridging the gap in flying abilities between birds and human beings.
NASA says it will probably have to put off a $1.6 billion mission to investigate a mysterious acceleration in the expansion of the universe until the next decade.
The so-called Rh factor makes few headlines these days, but until the middle of the 20th century it was a serious public-health concern, implicated in the deaths and severe disabilities of 10,000 babies in this country every year.
The fossil-digging party arrives at its campsite in the Mush Valley and is immediately rewarded with fresh finds.
Despite publicity about the risk of suicide among gay teenagers, research has found more similarities than differences among gay and straight adolescents.
A simple trick could come in handy for those trying to break a bad habit or cut back on food: go for a walk.
People who are distracted during a meal eat more, and are hungrier afterward, than those who concentrate on just eating.
Fried fish may be a factor in the high death rate from stroke in eight Southern states.
A study of 18th-century rural Finlanders finds that almost everyone from a poor family born in bumper crop years went on to have at least one baby, those born in lean years far less often.
A conservative commentator calls for a big science push. Details would be nice.
Activate your creativity with this data visualization challenge.
In a social-science equivalent of the particle accelerator, streams of real-world data would be brought together to reveal patterns and trends in human society.
Birdwatchers turn out to take stock of what’s flying. For them, it’s the social event of the season.
SUNDAY 2. JANUARY 2011
On the menu, pests we can’t get rid of: kudzu, lionfish and Asian carp.
Computerized surveillance systems can protect hospital patients, watch for criminals — or invade your privacy.
How Mike Brown discovered a potential 10th planet, and ended up the unlikely force behind Pluto’s demotion.
SATURDAY 1. JANUARY 2011
It was a year full of big environmental news, from the BP oil spill to the failed climate bill.
FRIDAY 31. DECEMBER 2010
From Haitian tremors to gulf oil to synthetic life, a review of a momentous year.
Golden eagles and whooping cranes are among the bird species at risk from rapid wind farm development, according to a conservation group.
The first federal regulations on climate-altering gases from factories and power plants take effect on Sunday and set up a dangerous political clash for both sides.
Some evangelists argue that Christians must resist the "Green Dragon" of environmentalism.
THURSDAY 30. DECEMBER 2010
New York State paid $30 million to secure conservation rights on tens of thousands of acres of forest in the Adirondacks.
With peer review in place of shouting matches, climate science moves forward a notch or two.