Parasites Found to Influence Fertility in Women
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Among indigenous people in Bolivia, women were likely to have more children if they […]
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N.I.H. to End Backing for Invasive Research on Chimps
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The National Institutes of Health has also announced that it will retire the 50 […]
How Gourds Survived When Even Mastodons Went Extinct
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The wild ancestors of pumpkins, gourds and squash may have found safe haven in […]
How Gourds Survived When Even Mastadons Went Extinct
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The wild ancestors of pumpkins, gourds and squash may have found safe haven in […]
In Some Birds, Love Trumps Hunger Pains
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Instead of foraging elsewhere, some birds stand by while a mate feasts, researchers find. […]
A Sudden Jet on Comet 67P
There she blows! A dramatic demonstration of how short-lived some comet jets can be was documented in late […]
The Pelican Nebula in Gas Dust and Stars
The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed. IC 5070, the official designation, is divided from the larger North […]
Joel Elkes, Who Cast Light on Psychosis, Dies at 101
By BENEDICT CAREY Dr. Elkes published the first scientific trial of a medication for schizophrenia and became a […]
Billions of People Depend on Water From Shrinking Snowpacks
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Drainage basins fed by rain and snow are declining in many parts of the […]
A Blazing Fireball between the Orion Nebula and Rigel
What’s happening to that meteor? A few days ago, a bright fireball was photographed from the Alps mountain […]