Science— Feature
Nine Years of Nothing, Then a Signal
A seabed monitoring array recorded nothing unusual for nine years. The tenth year justified the whole project — and nearly did not happen.
Science Desk
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Field science, laboratory work, and the slow accumulation of knowledge. Veyra reports on how findings are made as carefully as on what they found.
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Science— Interview
The Instrument Makers
An interview with a machinist and a glassblower who build scientific instruments to order — and whose names appear in acknowledgments, if at all.
Science— Essay
How a Finding Survives
Publication is the beginning of a claim’s life, not the end of it. What actually determines whether a finding lasts.
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Senior Writer, Science
Noor Al-Bakri
Covers field science and the argument over what counts as proof.
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Not a digest. One piece from the archive or the week ahead, with a note from the editor on why it was worth the reporting time.