In Australia, Arsonists May Have Wings by ASHER ELBEIN
Aboriginal Australians have long believed that some predatory birds deliberately spread wildfires. A few ornithologists have set out […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
This Mutant Crayfish Clones Itself, and It’s Taking Over Europe ...
Every marbled crayfish is a female clone. The population is exploding in Europe, but the species seems to […]
Many Animals Can Count, Some Better Than You by NATALIE ...
Numerosity is deeply embedded in species that need to track quantity, such as hungry spiders and schooling fish. […]
Waymo v. Uber Trial Opens With a Battle of Sports ...
The long-awaited court fight over accusations that Uber conspired to steal plans for self-driving cars began in federal […]
As Bitcoin Bubble Loses Air, Frauds and Flaws Rise to ...
Hackers draining online exchanges. Ponzi schemes. Regulators unable to keep up with heightened interest in virtual currencies. A […]
New NASA Space Sensors to Address Key Earth Science Questions
Why is the Arctic warming faster than the rest of the planet? Does mineral dust warm or cool […]
Newly Discovered Form of Water Ice Is ‘Really Strange’ by ...
Long theorized to be found in the mantles of Uranus and Neptune, the confirmation of the existence of […]
Combined Optics, Science Instruments of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ...
The two halves of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope now reside at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Redondo […]
Ancient Spider-like Creature With Tail Found Trapped in Amber by ...
The Cretaceous-era arachnid had the front end of a spider and a scorpionlike tail appendage, but more specimens […]
Students in Peace Corps Program to Speak with NASA Astronauts ...
Students from Washington, D.C., will speak with NASA astronauts living, working and doing research aboard the International Space […]