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Hikers Find Mystery Skeleton on Remote Mountain in California
Had they not gotten off track, a pair of hikers on Mount Williamson, California’s second-highest peak, would have missed it.
Shaking the Family Tree to Roust Out a Suspect: New Science, and Rules
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — On a recent afternoon, under two giant chandeliers, some of the key people responsible for the future of crime and privacy tried to solve a murder.
Jealousy Led Montana Chemist to Taint Colleague's Water Tests
Lab rivalries go back nearly as far as labs themselves. There’s the case of a prominent 19th-century bacteriologist who paid local authorities to deny a former collaborator access to the bodies of plague victims. There are the AIDS researchers who sabotaged one another’s work on at least five occasions. And there are numerous stories of scientists who have accused colleagues of stealing their work.
Scott Adams, Dilbert Creator, Has One Regret About Mass-Shooting Tweet
Scott Adams, the 62-year-old creator of the Dilbert comic strip, said he was flipping between CNN and Fox in his home in Pleasanton, California, on Sunday when it hit him: His moment had come.The Jury Said He Killed Her Daughter. She Helped Clear His Name
Carol Dodge’s daughter had been killed, and a man had been convicted. But years later, still fixated on the case, she was poring over 30 hours of interrogation videos when it hit her that he could not be guilty.The Jury Said He Killed Her Daughter. She Helped Clear His Name
Carol Dodge’s daughter had been killed, and a man had been convicted. But years later, still fixated on the case, she was poring over 30 hours of interrogation videos when it hit her that he could not be guilty.How Volunteer Sleuths Identified a Hiker and Her Killer After 36 Years
One could not select a more serene location for a homicide. On July 17, 1982, a woman’s body was found in a meadow in the mountains that run along the border between California and Nevada, not far from Lake Tahoe.
Generic Drugmakers Conspired to Inflate Prices Up to 1,000%, State Prosecutors Say
Leading drug companies including Teva, Pfizer, Novartis and Mylan conspired to inflate the prices of generic drugs by as much as 1,000%, according to a far-reaching lawsuit filed Friday by 44 states.A Mystery Frequency Disrupted Car Fobs in an Ohio City, and Now Residents Know Why
It sounded like something from an episode of “The X-Files”: Starting a few weeks ago, in a suburban neighborhood a few miles from a NASA research center in Ohio, garage door openers and car key fobs mysteriously stopped working.
A Mystery Frequency Disrupted Car Fobs in an Ohio City, and Now Residents Know Why
It sounded like something from an episode of “The X-Files”: Starting a few weeks ago, in a suburban neighborhood a few miles from a NASA research center in Ohio, garage door openers and car key fobs mysteriously stopped working.You Will Never Smell My World the Way I Do
The scent of lily of the valley cannot be easily bottled. For decades companies that make soap, lotions and perfumes have relied on a chemical called bourgeonal to imbue their products with the sweet smell of the little white flowers. A tiny drop can be extraordinarily intense.You Will Never Smell My World the Way I Do
The scent of lily of the valley cannot be easily bottled. For decades companies that make soap, lotions and perfumes have relied on a chemical called bourgeonal to imbue their products with the sweet smell of the little white flowers. A tiny drop can be extraordinarily intense.Sooner or Later Your Cousin's DNA Is Going to Solve a Killing
In the year since the arrest of the man believed to be the notorious Golden State Killer, the world of criminal investigation has been radically transformed.
Sooner or Later Your Cousin's DNA Is Going to Solve a Killing
In the year since the arrest of the man believed to be the notorious Golden State Killer, the world of criminal investigation has been radically transformed.Maryland Man Planned to Run Down Pedestrians at National Harbor, U.S. Says
Federal prosecutors said Monday that they had filed a criminal charge against a 28-year-old man who they say planned to run down pedestrians on the National Harbor waterfront, a popular tourist site along the Potomac River near Washington.
Maryland Man Planned to Run Down Pedestrians at National Harbor, U.S. Says
Federal prosecutors on Monday filed a criminal charge against a 28-year-old man who they say planned to run down pedestrians on the National Harbor waterfront, a popular tourist site along the Potomac River near Washington.Maryland Man Planned to Run Down Pedestrians at National Harbor, U.S. Says
Federal prosecutors on Monday filed a criminal charge against a 28-year-old man who they say planned to run down pedestrians on the National Harbor waterfront, a popular tourist site along the Potomac River near Washington.
Introducing the World's First Gene-Edited Lizard
Scientists have been altering the genes of mice, pigs, goats, chickens and butterflies for quite some time. But even as Crispr, a transformative gene-editing tool, made seemingly impossible genetic alterations possible, reptiles had remained untouched.
Introducing the World's First Gene-Edited Lizard
Scientists have been altering the genes of mice, pigs, goats, chickens and butterflies for quite some time. But even as Crispr, a transformative gene-editing tool, made seemingly impossible genetic alterations possible, reptiles had remained untouched.How Pain Tolerance and Anxiety Seem to Be Connected
An article this week about Jo Cameron, who has lived for 71 years without experiencing pain or anxiety because she has a rare genetic mutation, prompted questions from New York Times readers.
