Was a Tiny Mummy in the Atacama an Alien? No, ...
Known as “Ata,” the six-inch-long skeleton was discovered in Chile and may have had genetic mutations causing a […]
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NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe
Shiny NGC 253 is one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, and also one of the dustiest. Some […]
Robotic Fish to Keep a Fishy Eye on the Health ...
Researchers introduced SoFi, a soft robotic fish that can be operated underwater with a souped up Super Nintendo […]
Stephen Hawking to Be Interred at Westminster Abbey by DENNIS ...
The cosmologist’s ashes will be buried there later this year, near a few legendary scientists like Darwin and […]
‘These Eagles Are More Than Just a Symbol’ by ADAM ...
Avid bird-watchers come out annually for the counting program in the San Bernardino National Forest and California state […]
In a Cockroach Genome, ‘Little Mighty’ Secrets by STEPH YIN
The American cockroach has the second largest insect genome ever sequenced. The variety of genes may help it […]
Something’s Brewing in the Lab: Beer Without Hops by DOUGLAS ...
Growing the small, green flowers is resource-intensive, and farmers can’t keep up. So scientists engineered yeast to produce […]
Sudan, the Last Male Northern White Rhino, Dies in Kenya ...
Just two members of the charismatic subspecies remain, both female. But scientists still hope to prevent the extinction […]
Robert P. Langlands Is Awarded the Abel Prize, a Top ...
The honor, regarded by some as a Nobel Prize of mathematics, recognizes work on a “grand unified theory” […]
The Amazing Metabolism of Hummingbirds by JAMES GORMAN
Hummingbirds have several tricks to survive with a super-high metabolism on a diet of nectar. Published: March 20, […]