First Underwater Video of Elusive True’s Beaked Whales
By JOANNA KLEIN Beaked whales, like those filmed in the Azores in 2013, spend much of their time […]
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How Did Aborigines Get to Australia? DNA Helps Solve a ...
By CARL ZIMMER Scientists used a genetic test to discover that the ancestors of Aboriginal Australians arrived 50,000 […]
Our Universe’s Very Dusty Early, Early Beginnings
By DENNIS OVERBYE Far away, in a constellation called Sculptor, astronomers have glimpsed the universe’s oldest dust. It’s […]
Years of Ethics Charges, but Star Cancer Researcher Gets a ...
By JAMES GLANZ and AGUSTIN ARMENDARIZ Dr. Carlo Croce was repeatedly cleared by Ohio State University, which reaped […]
In the Caves of Ancient Humans, Stories Told Dot by ...
By JOANNA KLEIN About 38,000 years ago, archaeologists say, some of Europe’s earliest modern humans were making art […]
Volkswagen’s Emissions Fraud May Affect Mortality Rate in Europe
By STEPH YIN Software that allowed the auto manufacturer to skirt environmental rules could lead to 1,200 deaths […]
Figuring Out When and Why Squids Lost Their Shells
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A study suggests it became advantageous to lose a shell’s encumbering protection while gaining […]
Activists Rush to Save Government Science Data — If They ...
By AMY HARMON The Trump administration has begun changing some government websites. A group of concerned citizens has […]
Why We Can’t Look Away From Our Screens
By CLAUDIA DREIFUS In a new book, the social psychologist Adam Alter warns that our devotion to digital […]
Why We Can’t Look Away From Our Screens
By CLAUDIA DREIFUS In a new book, the social psychologist Adam Alter warns that our devotion to digital […]