Why Do Our Recorded Voices Sound Weird to Us?
By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH Many people are unpleasantly surprised when they hear recordings of themselves: Do we really […]
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For the First Time, a Ruby Sea Dragon Flaunts in ...
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Scientists observed the bright red sea creatures in the waters off Western Australia with […]
Why Killer Whales Go Through Menopause
By STEPH YIN Orcas are one of the few species that outlive their fertility, and researchers believe reproductive […]
Oliver Smithies, Tinkerer Who Transformed Genetics and Won a Nobel, ...
By DENISE GELLENE Dr. Smithies discovered a powerful tool for identifying the roles of individual genes in health […]
Mimas, Crater, and Mountain
Mimas is an icy, crater-pocked moon of Saturn a mere 400 kilometers (250 miles) in diameter. Its largest […]
Scientists Map Vast Peat Swamps, a Storehouse of Carbon, in ...
By HENRY FOUNTAIN The peatlands, covering an area the size of New York State, contain billions of tons […]
Dr. Peter Nowell, Who Helped Transform Cancer Research, Dies at ...
By DENISE GRADY Dr. Nowell and a colleague discovered the first genetic defect proven to cause cancer, which […]
Finding a Home on the Tree of Life for a ...
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR After analyzing more than 1,500 hyolith fossils, researchers concluded they are most closely related […]
White House Urges Research on Geoengineering to Combat Global Warming
By HENRY FOUNTAIN A report recommends modest studies on geoengineering, the controversial concept of intervening in nature to […]
A Bumblebee Gets New Protection on Obama’s Way Out
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG and JOHN SCHWARTZ The administration added the rusty-patched bumblebee, which once covered 28 states but […]