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Michael Arad, designer of the National September 11 Memorial, will be the guest at a master’s tea at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Saybrook College (enter at 90 High St.)Michael AradHis talk is titled “’Reflecting Absence’: Designing America’s 9/11...
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ziur3qEw_QY&feature=share&list=UUP4PNtd5I…The world premiere of a play chronicling the 30-year friendship between two of the most celebrated American poets of the 20th century — Elizabeth Bishop and Robert...
Nerve cells communicate with each other via direct connections called synapses. In a new study, Yale University researchers led by John Carlson showed that neurons in the fruit fly can communicate without direct connections. The results provide...
A new study of ancient feathers adds weight to the theory that primitive birds — close relatives of feathered dinosaurs — were far less versatile fliers than their modern descendants.A new study of ancient feathers adds weight to the theory that primitive...