Rats May Be Exonerated in European Plague, Say Scientists With ...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Researchers suggest that the bacterium behind the Black Death was repeatedly imported via gerbils […]
Daily Archives: February 24, 2015
Time for New Antlers
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY When deer lose their antlers each year, do they grow back in the same […]
Taking a Dive With Turtles via Video
By JAMES GORMAN Scientists studying leatherbacks that spend their summer in Nova Scotia feeding on jellyfish are sticking […]
According to the Words, the News Is Actually Good
By JOHN TIERNEY An algorithm used to analyze millions of articles and books, and billions of tweets, determined […]
The Tangled Roots of English
By NICHOLAS WADE The precursor to many modern languages, including English, was probably spread by force, not farming. […]
The Milky Way Over the Arizona Toadstools
Which is older — the rocks you see on the ground or the light you see from the […]
Cloudy for today in Pully, Switzerland!
Good morning This is the weather forecast for today: With a high of 3°C and a low of […]
Daily Activity Summary for February 23, 2015
These are the results of my activities* for February 23, 2015: Total steps: 4908 Calories burned: 2185 Traveled: […]
Rarely Seen Images From Space Including the ‘Best Selfie Ever’
By KENNETH CHANG More than 700 vintage photographs from the early days of space exploration are to be […]