New Origin Story for Gross Blobs That Wash Up on ...
DNA evidence shows that jetsam ambergris comes from sperm whales. Published: February 4, 2020 at 01:00AM from #NYT […]
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The Plight of the Platypus by HELEN SULLIVAN and DAVID ...
Habitat loss, predation by feral cats, and now wildfires wrought by climate change — how long can the […]
A Sunset Night Sky over the Grand Canyon
Seeing mountain peaks glow red from inside the Grand Canyon was one of the most incredible sunset experiences […]
Solar Granules at Record High Resolution
Why does the Sun’s surface keep changing? The help find out, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) has […]
Neanderthal Footprints in France Offer Clues to Group Behavior by ...
The 80,000-year-old prints fill in gaps left by fossils and artifacts. Published: September 12, 2019 at 02:00AM from […]
Zeta Oph: Runaway Star
Like a ship plowing through cosmic seas, runaway star Zeta Ophiuchi produces the arcing interstellar bow wave or […]
When the Surgeon Is a Mom by EMMA GOLDBERG
Nearly 40 percent of pregnant surgery residents consider dropping out. Many wonder: Why can’t the system accommodate motherhood? […]
Frank Press, White House Science Adviser, Is Dead at 95 ...
After serving as President Jimmy Carter’s chief aide on scientific matters, he led the National Academy of Sciences […]
Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Was Great for Bacteria by ...
The smoldering crater left by the apocalyptic space rock became a nice home for blue-green algae within years […]
Apollo 14 Heads for Home
When leaving lunar orbit in February 1971, the crew of Apollo 14 watched this Earthrise from their command […]