Britain Set to Approve Technique to Create Babies From 3 ...
By STEPHEN CASTLE The House of Commons voted to allow the in vitro creation of embryos using the […]
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U.N. Weather Agency Confirms 2014 as Hottest Year
By JUSTIN GILLIS The World Meteorological Organization also said that 14 of the 15 warmest years on record […]
An Unexpected Bingo Call: You Can’t Play
By PAULA SPAN Retirement community residents often face new limits as their care level increases. Published: February 3, […]
Climate Record Keeping
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY What is the evidence for periods of global warming in the past? Published: February […]
Snake Ancestors Probably Had Legs
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Newly discovered fossils at least 140 million years old indicate that skull and jaw development, […]
Leading a Mouse to Drink, or Not
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Researchers discover a circuit in the brains of mice that tells them whether or not […]
A New Portal to Scientific Discourse
By DENNIS OVERBYE StarTalk, a TV talk show based on the radio show and podcast of the same […]
A Planet With Rings That Dwarf Saturn’s
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA The planet, the first of its kind to be found outside our solar system, is […]
Titan Seas Reflect Sunlight
Why would the surface of Titan light up with a blinding flash? The reason: a sunglint from liquid […]
For Mule Deer, an Incredible Journey
By JAMES GORMAN Capturing and testing mule deer may help save their migration routes. Published: February 3, 2015 […]