The Dirty Secrets Saved in Dead Birds’ Feathers by JOANNA ...
The feathers of birds preserved in natural history museum collections record changes to historical air quality across America’s […]
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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 […]
Can Rabbits Escape Roadkill? by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
While they are speedy and can look in both directions, rabbits are not immune to highway death. Published: […]
Why Stanford Researchers Tried to Create a ‘Gaydar’ Machine by ...
Scientists worried that facial recognition software could be used to detect sexual orientation. Their efforts to raise an […]
Many of Florida’s Sea Turtle Nests Were Destroyed by Hurricane ...
The storm obliterated nests during what scientists had hoped would be a record year for leatherback and green […]
A Stick Insect. A Tree Lobster. Whatever You Call It, ...
A genetic analysis showed that a stick insect found on another island was the same species as one […]
Why We Miss Objects That Are Right in Front of ...
A new study highlights one of the many ways that expectations shape what we see in the world. […]
When Soviets Launched Sputnik, C.I.A. Was Not Surprised by JACEY ...
Declassified documents show that intelligence officers, and President Eisenhower, knew that the Soviet Union was close to launching […]
New Species of Sponges Found on the Pacific Seafloor by ...
The tiny creatures live on rock nodules containing metals like iron, cobalt and copper that are targeted for […]
Space Council Chooses the Moon as Trump Administration Priority by ...
Vice President Mike Pence accused the Obama administration of neglecting the space program, while others saw an ongoing […]