Scientists ‘Inject’ Information Into Monkeys’ Brains by CARL ZIMMER
In an experiment with science fiction implications, neurologists say they taught monkeys to play a game by stimulating […]
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All the Eclipses of 2017
As seen from planet Earth, all the lunar and solar eclipses of 2017 are represented at the same […]
This Duck-Like Dinosaur Could Swim. That Isn’t the Strangest Thing ...
With a swan-like neck and flippers, this raptor’s hodgepodge of features left paleontologists working to confirm that this […]
What Happens When You Microwave a Boiled Egg by VERONIQUE ...
Tasked with determining whether an exploding egg could damage a man’s hearing, acoustics experts learned more about the […]
HH 666: Carina Dust Pillar with Jet
To some, it may look like a beehive harboring an evil bee. In reality, the featured Hubble image […]
To See the Best Christmas Trees, You’ll Need Scuba Gear ...
Known as Christmas tree worms, these sea creatures’ bright fir-like cones can be spotted while diving around reefs […]
Sometimes Seeing More Endangered Tigers Isn’t a Good Sign by ...
The concentration of Sumatran tigers in Indonesia’s protected forests has gone up, a researcher says, but probably because […]
The Mystery of a Scorpion’s Glow by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
The luminescence of arthropods continues to fascinate scientists who still do not know why scorpions emit a blue-green […]
A Horizon with Blue and Red
What’s happening on the horizon? The horizon itself, past a spinach field in Guatemala, shows not only trees […]
Stress Hormones Soar in Whales Trapped by Fishing Lines by ...
A new study examining whale scat found very high hormone levels for stress in North Atlantic right whales […]