Clues to Prehistoric Cave Painters Remain Scant by C. CLAIBORNE ...
Little is known about the cave paintings in France and Spain made tens of thousands of years ago. […]
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A Battle to Save the World’s Favorite Treat: Chocolate by ...
In Costa Rica, researchers are cloning cacao hybrids resistant to frosty pod rot, a blight that has spread […]
Massive Shell Expelling Star G79 29 0 46
Stars this volatile are quite rare. Captured in the midst of dust clouds and visible to the right […]
A Conjunction of Comets
A conjunction of comets is captured in this pretty star field from the morning of September 17. Discovered […]
Sputnik for Sale, if You’ll Settle for a Beeping Replica ...
Just ahead of the 60th anniversary of the first Earth launch of a satellite, an auction house will […]
Dogs Recognize Themselves in Test Based on Smell, Not Sight ...
Canines don’t seem to perceive their reflections in mirrors. But they do better with a ‘smell mirror.’ Published: […]
Birds Beware: The Praying Mantis Wants Your Brain by NATALIE ...
Scientists have developed a healthy respect for mantises, acrobatic hunters with 3-D vision and voracious appetites. Published: September […]
Solar Eclipse Solargraph
Today is the September equinox. Heading south, the Sun’s path through the sky will cross the celestial equator […]
A Glowing Cotton Study That Might Have Deserved Less Glowing ...
Cotton experts were not impressed with a recent study published by scientists who claimed they created naturally glowing […]
For Neanderthals, Growing Big Brains Took More Time by NICHOLAS ...
New research suggests that the brain of a juvenile Neanderthal developed more slowly than that of a similarly […]