A Snail Called George, Believed to Be the Last of ...
Scientists say George, an inch-long mollusk about 14 years old, was most likely the last of Achatinella apexfulva, […]
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More Trouble for the Hubble Telescope as a Primary Camera ...
Last year a gyroscope died, now there’s a camera glitch. That’s just the telescope “aging gracefully,” the mission […]
A Woman’s Work Was Sometimes Blue by STEPH YIN
A rare blue pigment, discovered on the teeth of a Medieval nun, suggests that women of that time […]
Government Shutdown Curtails F.D.A. Food Inspections by SHEILA KAPLAN
While the Agriculture Department continues to inspect domestic meat and poultry, the F.D.A. has reduced inspections of fruits, […]
Research Details How Junk Food Companies Influence China’s Nutrition Policy ...
A life sciences institute funded by Coca-Cola and other multinational beverage and snack companies even has offices inside […]
CES 2019: It’s the Year of Virtual Assistants and 5G ...
A visual tour of the world’s most important tech conference offers a window into the year’s trends, including […]
To Cover China, There’s No Substitute for WeChat by Unknown ...
Li Yuan conducts much of her work on the WeChat mobile app, including spotting trends — and prodding […]
With 86% Drop, California’s Monarch Butterfly Population Hits Record Low ...
The monarchs’ declining wintertime numbers are “potentially catastrophic,” according to the nonprofit conservation group that conducted the count. […]
5 Reproductive Health Issues We Should Be Talking About by ...
We asked readers which health topics they felt needed to be discussed openly, and got answers from an […]
Giant Fungus Is Older, Bigger and Rarely Mutates by JOANNA ...
New genetic analysis shows that an underground parasitic mold in Michigan is about 2,500 years old and has […]