To Save African Penguins, Humans Run a Dating Service
By CHRISTINA COOKE The population has declined more than 60 percent over the past 30 years, causing zookeepers […]
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Endangered White Rhino Nola Dies at San Diego Zoo Safari ...
By LIAM STACK Nola was euthanized after her health deteriorated because of an infection, leaving just three known […]
Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars
This moon is doomed. Mars, the red planet named for the Roman god of war, has two tiny […]
Recycling NGC 5291
Following an ancient galaxy-galaxy collision 200 million light-years from Earth, debris from a gas-rich galaxy, NGC 5291, was […]
Are Squirrels Able to Enjoy the Changing Colors of Fall?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Squirrels do have color vision, but they cannot see the difference between the green […]
New Technique Can Identify Gender From a Fingerprint
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Researchers find that levels of certain amino acids are twice as high in the […]
Deforestation May Threaten Majority of Amazon Tree Species, Study Finds
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A study published Friday in the journal Science Advances found that at least 36 […]
Leonids and Friends
Leonid meteors rained down on planet Earth this week, the annual shower of dusty debris from the orbit […]
Which Is More Dangerous, M.M.A. or Boxing?
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A study found that although combatants in the octagon get hurt more often, their […]
Centaurus A
What’s the closest active galaxy to planet Earth? That would be Centaurus A, only 11 million light-years distant. […]