Spitzer s Trifid
The Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20, is easy to find with a small telescope. About 30 […]
Science
This Rodent Was Giant. Its Brain Was Tiny. by VERONIQUE ...
Reconstruction of a fossil of an extinct South American relative of the capybara shows it didn’t have much […]
Ghost DNA Hints at Africa’s Missing Ancient Humans by CARL ...
Genes in some living West Africans shed light on human genetic diversity, which has been difficult to find […]
Hong Kong, Crossroads of the Criminal Wildlife Trade by CHARLES ...
Despite reforms, the territory is a linchpin in the global traffic in illegal animal parts. Published: February 12, […]
Star Trails of the North and South
What divides the north from the south? It all has to do with the spin of the Earth. […]
Canada’s Newest Tyrannosaur Is Named for a ‘Reaper of Death’ ...
The specimen is older than T. Rex and other famous members of its family, which could fill in […]
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 most frequently trafficked […]
Grizzly Bear Death Rates Are Climbing by JIM ROBBINS
Trains, cars and poaching have all contributed to a soaring number of fatalities, prompting fears for the grizzlies’ […]
Launch of the Solar Orbiter
How does weather on the Sun affect humanity? To help find out, the European Space Agency (ESA) and […]
Bruce McEwen, 81, Is Dead; Found Stress Can Alter the ...
A neuroscientist, he showed how an unrelenting barrage of stress hormones can break down the body, leading to […]