Inside Wounded Flies, Fat Cells Race to the Rescue by ...
Typically biologists have assumed that fat cells lead sedentary lives, but in fruit flies they seem to be […]
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King Penguins Are Endangered by Warmer Seas by KAREN WEINTRAUB
A new study projects that slightly more than two-thirds of the species could be threatened, as they swim […]
Scientists Fear for Colombia’s ‘Melted Rainbow’ by MURRAY CARPENTER
An aquatic plant makes the rivers run red in a remote and diverse ecosystem. Now an oil company […]
It’s a Dog’s World, Especially in the Lab. Where Are ...
An inquiry into why research on the nature of dogs gets so much attention raises the question of […]
Passing Jupiter
Here comes Jupiter! NASA‘s robotic spacecraft Juno is continuing on its 53-day, highly-elongated orbits around our Solar System’s […]
F.D.A. to Expand Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addicts by SHEILA ...
The agency will embrace treatment that “does not require the patient to be totally clean at every visit,” […]
Genes for Skin Color Rebut Dated Notions of Race, Researchers ...
Humans have long shared a genetic palette for skin pigmentation, slightly tweaked by evolution, scientists report. Published: October […]
AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula
Why is AE Aurigae called the flaming star? For one reason, the surrounding nebula IC 405 is named […]
The Ocean Breathes So We Can, Too by C. CLAIBORNE ...
Marine life produces about half the oxygen in our atmosphere. Published: February 23, 2018 at 01:00AM from #NYT […]
A 3-D Look Inside the Tasmanian Tiger’s Pouch, Long After ...
Researchers scanned young thylacines preserved in jars in museums, gaining an understanding of when in their development the […]