On Ecstasy, Octopuses Reached Out for a Hug by JOANNA ...
By dosing the tentacled creatures with MDMA, researchers found they share parts of an ancient messaging system involved […]
Daily Archives: September 20, 2018
NASA Updates Live Coverage of Japanese Cargo Launch, Delays Spacewalks
Delayed due to inclement weather, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) now is targeting 1:52 p.m. EDT Saturday, […]
Hey Alexa, Defrost My Peas by KAREN WEISE
Amazon announced more than a dozen devices and tools for its Alexa voice assistant, including a microwave. Published: […]
Biosafety Reforms Still Lagging at Military Labs by EMILY BAUMGAERTNER
Three years after finding that laboratories had mishandled deadly pathogens, the Pentagon has no way to measure the […]
Sloan Kettering’s Cozy Deal With Start-Up Ignites a New Uproar ...
A for-profit venture with exclusive rights to use the center’s vast archive of tissue slides has generated concerns […]
Decoding Pandas’ Come-Hither Calls by DOUGLAS QUENQUA
During mating season, the solitary mammals bleat important information to each other through their dense bamboo habitat. Published: […]
‘Latent’ Tuberculosis? It’s Not That Common, Experts Find by DONALD ...
Active infections kill 4,000 people a day worldwide, more than AIDS does. But the notion that a quarter […]
Sunny for today in #Pully, #Switzerland!
Good morning This is the #weather forecast for #today: With a high of 27°C and a low of […]
Stars and Dust in Corona Australis
Cosmic dust clouds and young, energetic stars inhabit this telescopic vista, less than 500 light-years away toward the […]
Elephant Tusk DNA Helps Track Ivory Poachers by KAREN WEINTRAUB
Researchers are examining the genetic data in seized elephant ivory to trace it back to the animals’ homelands […]