Quantitative Research in 2015, as Imagined in 1990
If you want to get some perspective how much quantitative research has changed in the past few decades, try going back to 1990.
Kepler: The Little Telescope That Could
A year after a potentially fatal setback, a rejuvenated Kepler telescope discovered the first exoplanet (outside the solar system) of its new mission.
Hidden Ecosystems Under Arctic Ice Reveal Themselves
Thanks to remotely operated vehicles scientists are able to peek at one of the coldest, darkest environments of all: ecosystems deep underneath arctic ice.
Can Soil Microbes Help End World Hunger?
Bacteria and genetic research - including soil microbes - may fuel the future of agriculture
Goya, The Moors, and The Bulls
An exhibit of Francisco Goya's paintings and prints at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts showcases an amazing talent and a personality who lived through extraordinary and frequently horrifying times.
Mimics of the Animal Kingdom
Art Imitates Life? Try Bird Imitates Caterpillar. Animals that mimic to survive
Introverts at the Office—and the Oval Office
Did introversion harm Presidents Nixon and Carter's ability to perform on the job?
Where Does Lost Weight Go? Into Thin Air.
If your resolution is to lose weight this year, have you thought about where exactly that lost fat goes?
Where is Water From? Probably Not Comets
A recently completed analysis of comet 67P/C-G by the Rosetta Space Craft has effectively ruled out comets as the primary source of Earth’s water.
Is the “Culture of Welfare Dependency” Real?
Welfare dependency theories often point to a weakening of "traditional values of individualism, freedom and self-determination,"