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Explorers attempted and mostly failed over the centuries to establish a pathway from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the icebound North, a quest often punctuated by starvation and scurvy. Yet with … 続きを読む →

Few wildlife spectacles in North America compare to the sight of bears gathered along streams and rivers to scoop up spawning salmon. The hungry bears have long attracted attention, particularly from … 続きを読む →

After more than 30 years of declared war on cancer, a few important victories can be claimed, such as 85 percent survival rates for some childhood cancers whose diagnoses once represented a death sent … 続きを読む →

Lurking deep below the surface in California and Wyoming are two hibernating volcanoes of almost unimaginable fury. Were they to go critical, they would blanket the western U.S. with many centimeters … 続きを読む →

For the past five years, hundreds of scientists have been using a powerful new atom smasher at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island to mimic conditions that existed at the birth of the univer … 続きを読む →

Even though we humans write the textbooks and may justifiably be suspected of bias, few doubt that we are the smartest creatures on the planet. Many animals have special cognitive abilities that allow … 続きを読む →

Your favorite radio station transmits on a specific frequency. When you set your receiver to so many cycles per second, you tune the antenna circuit to pluck that station's frequency out of the ether. … 続きを読む →

Among the few things I remember from grade school about George Washington is that as a youth he chopped down a cherry tree and then confessed the deed to his father, and as an adult, he wore wooden de … 続きを読む →

On December 26, 2004, a series of devastating waves attacked coastlines all around the Indian Ocean, taking the largest toll of any tsunami ever recorded. The surges decimated entire cities and villag … 続きを読む →

In the almost four billion years since life on earth oozed into existence, evolution has generated some marvelous metamorphoses. One of the most spectacular is surely that which produced terrestrial c … 続きを読む →

Most scientists have long assumed that life on Earth is a homegrown phenomenon. According to the conventional hypothesis, the earliest living cells emerged as a result of chemical evolution on our pla … 続きを読む →

People love Wi-Fi access to the Internet. More and more, they are using the wireless connection technology at Starbucks cafes, in airport lounges and at home. Wi-Fi seems irresistible because it makes … 続きを読む →

The21st century feels like a letdown. We were promised flying cars, spacecolonies and 15-hour workweeks. Robots were supposed to do our chores,except when they were organizing rebellions; children wer … 続きを読む →

About20 years ago I had one of those wonderful moments when research takes anunexpected but fruitful turn. I had been studying toddler memory and wasbeginning a new experiment with two-and-a-half- and … 続きを読む →

Parkinson's disease, first described in the early 1800s by British physician James Parkinson as "shaking palsy," is among the most prevalent neurological disorders. According to the United Nations, at … 続きを読む →