Phytoplankton on Decline in Southern Ocean
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Climate change may be a possible cause, researchers reported in Geophysical Research Letters. Published: […]
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A Wing That Can Recover From Midair Collisions
By SINDYA N. BHANOO A new robotic wing recovers from midair collisions with a simple mechanism: a pin […]
Velvet Worms, Squirting Slime
By JAMES GORMAN How do those squiggly things, which are actually more like insects, do that? A team […]
In Vietnam, Rampant Wildlife Smuggling Prompts Little Concern
By RACHEL NUWER Several species, valued as food, medicine or pets, may become extinct in a country where […]
Climate Change Threatens to Kill Off More Aspen Forests by ...
By JUSTIN GILLIS Scientists warned that the aspen forests could be doomed if emissions of greenhouse gases continue […]
The Condition Cancer Research Is In
By SABRINA TAVERNISE Dr. Harold Varmus, the departing director of the National Cancer Institute, addresses funding challenges and […]
How Not to Catch a Cold on a Plane
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY There are ways for passengers to avoid whatever may be going around up there. […]
Modern Explorers Seek a Place in a GPS World
By DANIEL ENGBER When every inch of the planet seems mapped, what’s left for the adventurous? Published: March […]
A Struggle to Save the Scaly Pangolin
By ERICA GOODE A peculiar creature that looks like a four-legged artichoke is thought to be the planet’s […]
Makers of Generic Drugs Challenge F.D.A. Plan for Updated Warnings
By SABRINA TAVERNISE The generics industry has proposed that the federal agency take full responsibility for altering labels […]