Kidney Stones Are More Beautiful Than You Might Think by ...
New research found that the painful deposits are surprisingly dynamic, forming much like microscopic coral reefs, and could […]
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Window Seat over Hudson Bay
On the August 18 night flight from San Francisco to Zurich, a window seat offered this tantalizing view […]
Irregular Galaxy NGC 55
Irregular galaxy NGC 55 is thought to be similar to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). But while the […]
NASA’s TESS Starts Collecting Planets by DENNIS OVERBYE
The satellite, launched in April, has already identified at least 73 stars that may harbor exoplanets, most of […]
On Ecstasy, Octopuses Reached Out for a Hug by JOANNA ...
By dosing the tentacled creatures with MDMA, researchers found they share parts of an ancient messaging system involved […]
Decoding Pandas’ Come-Hither Calls by DOUGLAS QUENQUA
During mating season, the solitary mammals bleat important information to each other through their dense bamboo habitat. Published: […]
Stars and Dust in Corona Australis
Cosmic dust clouds and young, energetic stars inhabit this telescopic vista, less than 500 light-years away toward the […]
Elephant Tusk DNA Helps Track Ivory Poachers by KAREN WEINTRAUB
Researchers are examining the genetic data in seized elephant ivory to trace it back to the animals’ homelands […]
Cocoon Nebula Deep Field
Inside the Cocoon Nebula is a newly developing cluster of stars. The cosmic Cocoon on the upper right […]
Why Your DNA Is Still Uncharted Territory by CARL ZIMMER
Scientists are focusing on a relatively small number of human genes and neglecting thousands of others. The reasons […]