Loss of Federal Protections May Imperil Pacific Reefs, Scientists Warn ...
Fisheries officials call the marine national monuments unnecessary, and their boundaries are said to be under review by […]
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Gene Editing for ‘Designer Babies’? Highly Unlikely, Scientists Say by ...
Fears that embryo modification could allow parents to custom order a baby with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s imagination or Usain […]
Many Academics Are Eager to Publish in Worthless Journals by ...
Far from being duped, researchers with few resources are turning to “predatory” journals to publish articles and polish […]
Orionid Meteors from Orion
Meteors have been shooting out from the constellation of Orion. This was expected, as October is the time […]
How a 672,000-Gallon Oil Spill Was Nearly Invisible by CHRISTINA ...
When a pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico cracked recently, most of the oil wasn’t perceptible. The depth […]
Night on a Spooky Planet
What spooky planet is this? Planet Earth of course, on a dark and stormy night in 2013 at […]
Can You Pick the Bees Out of This Insect Lineup? ...
How can we save the pollinators if we don’t even recognize them? Published: September 11, 2017 at 02:00AM […]
NGC 6369: The Little Ghost Nebula
Wraithlike NGC 6369 is a faint apparition in night skies popularly known as the Little Ghost Nebula. It […]
The Stripes in a Cat’s Whiskers by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Feline whiskers may have bands of color similar to those observed in fur, but experts aren’t sure why. […]
Astronomers Race to Study a Mystery Object From Outside Our ...
The object, faster than known asteroids or comets, was first spotted by a telescope in Hawaii, and is […]