A long-forgotten historical text, a mysterious skeleton and a round of fortuitous DNA testing led scientists to a most remarkable discovery: The remains of Richard III. Scan the bones below, and follow the trail of evidence
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Can An Outdoorsy CEO Manage the Interior Department’s Split Personality?
REI chief Sally Jewell gets the nod to become President Obama’s next Interior Secretary. She’ll try to balance the department’s conservation and economic responsibilities
A Mirror Earth Right Around the Corner?
A new study suggests Earth-like worlds might be more numerous — and a lot closer — than we knew
2.2 billion
— Metric tons of CO2 equivalent emitted by U.S. power plants in 2011, according to new numbers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Duck! Close Shave with an Asteroid Coming
On Feb. 15, Earth will have a visitor, reminding us that our solar system is still a shooting gallery
A Front-Row Seat to a Black Hole in Action
A gas cloud is nearing a black hole — and the celestial fireworks show is going to be impressive
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Outgoing Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s Parting Warning on Warming
The Nobel prize-winning physicist brought rare intelligence to the Presidential Cabinet—and an abiding concern about global warming.
Window on Infinity: The Month in Space and a Day of Remembrance
An album of images from near and distant space
NASA’s Astronaut Day of Remembrance
Too many men and woman have died in the effort to explore space—and too many of them are unknown. NASA has set aside a day to honor them all. What follows is a remembrance the Russians and Americans who lost their lives during …
Smart Fish: The Wisdom of Crowds—and Schools
Piscine choreography is a lot more complex—and a lot simpler—than it seems