To Save Salmon, California Tries Matchmaking by DNA
By MATT RICHTEL At a hatchery on the Klamath River, biologists are using genetic techniques to reduce inbreeding, […]
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Infrared Portrait of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Cosmic dust clouds ripple across this infrared portrait of our Milky Way’s satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. […]
Stories Spill Out as Spotlight Is Shined on Sexism in ...
By KAREN WORKMAN Female students and professionals have been using the hashtag #astroSH to share stories of how […]
Searching for Cancer Maps in Free-Floating DNA
By CARL ZIMMER A new study suggests that one day a simple blood test may tell doctors whether […]
Godzillium vs. Trumpium: Some Suggestions to Add to the Periodic ...
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR What would you name a new element on the periodic table? Scientists will soon […]
Reflections on the 1970s
The 1970s are sometimes ignored by astronomers, like this beautiful grouping of reflection nebulae in Orion – NGC […]
Medical Device Maker Failed to Report Infections, Senate Report Says
By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS Serious infections linked to scopes used to examine the small intestine have been more […]
The California Nebula
What’s California doing in space? Drifting through the Orion Arm of the spiral Milky Way Galaxy, this cosmic […]
U.S. Restricts Movement of Salamanders, for Their Own Good
By CARL ZIMMER Scientists hope that a rule making it illegal to import salamanders or move them across […]
Michael W. Davidson, a Success in Microscopes and Neckwear, Dies ...
By KENNETH CHANG Mr. Davidson created psychedelic images of crystallized substances like DNA and hormones. Many of those […]