That ‘Spider Bite’? Blame It on Something Else by C. ...
Spiders rarely bite humans, experts say. What people believe to be a spider bite often is caused by […]
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When Did Americans Stop Marrying Their Cousins? Ask the World’s ...
Researchers assembled 5 million family trees using data from the website Geni.com to test several genetic and historical […]
A Surprise From the Supervolcano Under Yellowstone by SHANNON HALL
The conditions that lead to supereruptions can emerge within a single human lifetime, according to a study of […]
When Stars Were Born: Earliest Starlight’s Effects Are Detected by ...
Using a telescope in Australia, astronomers say they have glimpsed farther back in time than the Hubble Telescope […]
You Get Thirsty and Drink. How Does Your Brain Signal ...
Researchers have identified a set of neurons in mice that may explain the swift sensation of satisfaction that […]
No Sign of Newborn North Atlantic Whales This Breeding Season ...
Researchers tracking the endangered species grounds for birthing calves haven’t seen one baby this season, further raising the […]
Barbra Streisand Cloned Her Dogs. For $50,000, You Can Clone ...
Ms. Streisand made the revelation in an interview with Variety. Before you get any ideas, let us tell […]
For Fiddler Crabs, ‘Size Does Matter’ by JAMES GORMAN
Male fiddler crabs wave an outsized claw to attract females — and the faster, the better, new research […]
Inside Wounded Flies, Fat Cells Race to the Rescue by ...
Typically biologists have assumed that fat cells lead sedentary lives, but in fruit flies they seem to be […]
King Penguins Are Endangered by Warmer Seas by KAREN WEINTRAUB
A new study projects that slightly more than two-thirds of the species could be threatened, as they swim […]