The Fragile Hope for Salmon Recovery in Maine
A long-term project to remove or modify dams may clear the way for endangered wild Atlantic salmon to swim freely up to the Sandy River. But…
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A Secret History of Psychosis
Cohen Miles-Rath heard voices telling him to kill his father. After they passed, he spent years retracing the path of his delusions.
Astronaut’s Condition That Led to Space Station Evacuation Remains a Mystery
The astronaut, Michael Fincke, experienced a medical emergency in January that rendered him unable to speak, he said.
Astronaut’s Condition That Led to Space Station Evacuation Remains a Mystery
The astronaut, Michael Fincke, experienced a medical emergency in January that rendered him unable to speak, he said.
Henry C. Lee Dies at 87; Forensic Scientist Testified in Defense of O.J. Simpson
The Times called him “the world’s most highly regarded forensic criminologist,” but later in his career he faced accusations that he h…
Dr. Judith L. Rapoport, Pioneer in Understanding O.C.D., Dies at 92
Her best-selling 1989 book, “The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing,” based on her groundbreaking research, brought public awareness to obs…
Robert Trivers, Eccentric Scientist Who Probed Human Nature, Dies at 83
A visionary evolutionary biologist, he drew comparisons to Charles Darwin with his theories on the genetic roots of seemingly detrimental be…
Jesse Roth, Who Advanced the Understanding of Diabetes, Dies at 91
His research showed that Type 2 diabetes was caused by insulin resistance at the cellular level, a controversial idea that initially met wit…
Did Scientists Just Detect an Exploding Black Hole?
An underwater observatory recently detected a startlingly energetic cosmic neutrino. One possible cause involves a phenomenon that so far ex…
How to Turn a Chicken Egg Into a Drug Factory
A biotech start-up is testing a novel way of efficiently producing pharmaceutical drugs.
Heisuke Hironaka, Groundbreaking Mathematician, Is Dead at 94
A recipient of his profession’s prestigious Fields Medal, he devised an algorithm that helps solve mathematical “singularities.” It no…
Humans Had Dogs Before They Had Farming, Ancient DNA Confirms
New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have acquired dogs f…