Science

Bright idea: Wolfgang Ketterle (in his M.I.T lab) hopes to discover new forms of matter by studying ultracold atoms.

The Coldest Place in the Universe

Physicists in Massachusetts come to grips with the lowest possible temperature: absolute zero

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Sound and Fury

Norman Mailer's anger and towering ego propelled-and undermined-his prodigious output

To learn how the mind works, biologist Laurie Santos (with a research subject on Cayo Santiago) studies a seemingly paradoxical question: Do monkeys assume that people act like monkeys?

Thinking Like a Monkey

What do our primate cousins know and when do they know it? Researcher Laurie Santos is trying to read their minds

Orcas swim in ice floes.

Wild Things

Life as We Know It

Absolute Zero

Why Is A Negative Number Called Absolute Zero?

Keep Petrels Plastic-Free

Boys: Would You Make Fun of This Man?

Grizzly bear near Obsidian Creek in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone Bear Hair

Scientists collect hairs from Yellowstone grizzly bears to conduct genetic studies

Hubble Gets Tucked In

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Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Making Your Holiday Tree Eco-Friendly

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Personal Genome Project

These holidays, give the people who have everything the one thing they don't: a map of their own DNA

Happy Hubbledays!

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White Cliffs of McMurdo

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Penguin Watching at Cape Royds

The Rose Walk, Giverny, 1920–22, Musée Marmottan Monet

Eyeing Impressionism

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Impromptu Ice Sculptures

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Scott's Cross

Did Lincoln Have Cancer?

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The Last World

A quick questionnaire with Terence Tao

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Behold, the Geminids

One of the year's best meteor showers comes in December. Here's how to view the action

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