Authorities ordered more than 650,000 people to evacuate the Miami area as Hurricane Irma churned toward a possible collision with the mainland U.S. and killed at least 11 people in the Caribbean. 201
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is taking its final trip around Saturn in September. We take a journey through the probe’s key discoveries of the planet and its rings and moons.
Parkinson wrote political pamphlets, treatises on fossils and the first paper on “paralysis agitans.” William F. Bynum reviews “The Enlightened Mr. Parkinson” by Cherry Lewis.
Samsung, one of the world’s biggest makers of display panels, is set to reap large rewards this year by betting on the right mobile display technology.
Mexican biologist urges liquor fans to order ‘bat friendly’ brands from makers who allow the creatures to eat a percentage of their agave plants.
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Robert M. Sapolsky asks, “Does belief in free will make us more ethical?” and looks at a new paper about geography’s surprising effect on the question.
Tropical Storm Harvey dumped record rainfall along the Texas coast, and Houston was among the hardest hit areas. Here’s the science of why Harvey had such a catastrophic impact. Photo: NASA 72
Tropical Storm Harvey lingered over Houston, dumping trillions of gallons of rain. Here are some answers from scientists on why it was so bad. 232
As Hurricane Harvey bears down on Texas’ Gulf Coast, the threat of flooding looms large in Houston, as its geography, developments and drainage systems make storms a particular danger to the area. 89
A controversy sparked by a Google memo brings up an old question: What role does biology play in personality and behavioral differences? Alison Gopnik on new answers. 57