![]() Louis Nirenberg, ‘One of the Great Mathematicians,’ Dies at 94 By BY KENNETH CHANG Winner of the math world’s equivalent of a Nobel, he puzzled out equations describing the vibrating of strings, the flow of heat and the movement of water. Published: January 31, 2020 at 03:16PM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/3984lJF
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![]() Neanderthal Genes Hint at Much Earlier Human Migration From Africa By BY CARL ZIMMER Modern humans may have left the continent as long 200,000 years ago, a new analysis suggests. Published: January 31, 2020 at 03:06PM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2uWfhef ![]() Fossilized Tooth Captures a Pterosaur’s Failed Squid Meal By BY CARA GIAIMO The unlikely fossil sheds new light on the flying reptile’s dining habits. Published: January 30, 2020 at 03:20PM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2vBRoJt ![]() Farewell to NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Its 16 Years of Discovery By BY ADAM MANN The space-based observatory’s infrared eyes spotted 7 Earth-size worlds orbiting another star, a new ring around Saturn and many more cosmic wonders. Published: January 30, 2020 at 04:00AM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/38MmKLy ![]() In Paris, a Mathematician Confronts the Political Odds By BY SIOBHAN ROBERTS Is a scientist in politics incongruous? Cédric Villani, Fields Medal winner and mayoral candidate, doesn’t think so. Published: January 30, 2020 at 04:00AM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2tdXoay Mr. Sun Is Ready for His Close-Up By BY DENNIS OVERBYE A new telescope in Hawaii takes aim at our nearest star and its mysteries. Published: January 29, 2020 at 03:25PM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2S2Hnwf ![]() When Dinosaurs Left Tracks in a Land Consumed by Lava and Fire By BY BECKY FERREIRA Dozens of footprints left by dinosaurs and other creatures were left in what is now South Africa before the Gondwana supercontinent broke up. Published: January 29, 2020 at 01:00PM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2uIfGku ![]() How Do Bats Live With So Many Viruses? By BY JAMES GORMAN They are considered the probable source of the coronavirus outbreak spreading from China. It turns out that they may have an immune system that lets them coexist with many disease-causing viruses. Published: January 28, 2020 at 05:48PM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/36yJ4ad ![]() The Killer Neural Wiring That Links Eyes and Wings in 2 Predators By BY VERONIQUE GREENWOOD An ancient ancestor’s visual system helps dragonflies and jewel wing damselflies capture prey in very different ways. Published: January 28, 2020 at 11:37AM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/3aM1ck5 ![]() When Fires Burn on the Prairie, Coneflowers Bloom More Often By BY KAREN WEINTRAUB Research over two decades on prairie land in western Minnesota shows how controlled burns encouraged a plant to generate seeds. Published: January 27, 2020 at 02:00PM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2U0FYsY |
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