The ‘Zombie Gene’ That May Protect Elephants From Cancer by ...
With such enormous bodies, elephants should be particularly prone to tumors. But an ancient gene in their DNA, […]
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Fierce and Unpredictable: How Wildfires Became Infernos by JIM ROBBINS
A division of the U.S. Forest Service is studying fire behavior as the blazes in the West become […]
NASA to Make Second Parker Solar Probe Launch Attempt by ...
The spacecraft, which NASA says will “touch the sun,” was unable to get off the launchpad early Saturday […]
Congressman Collins’s Deep Financial Ties to Biotech Firms Posed Other ...
Mr. Collins, among the wealthiest members of Congress, has decided not to seek re-election in the wake of […]
Watch NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Launch by KENNETH CHANG
There’s a lot we don’t know about the sun and its power, and this mission will help to […]
Maria Konnikova Shows Her Cards by CLAUDIA DREIFUS
The well regarded science writer took up poker while researching a book. Now she’s on the professional circuit. […]
Today the Parker Solar Probe Is Named for Him. 60 ...
Eugene N. Parker predicted the existence of solar wind in 1958. The NASA spacecraft, scheduled to launch on […]
Friendly Foxes’ Genes Offer Hints to How Dogs Became Domesticated ...
A long-running experiment provides clues to genes that influence friendliness to humans. Published: August 9, 2018 at 02:00AM […]
Fossils on an Australian Beach Reveal a Shark-Eat-Shark World by ...
An amateur fossil hunter at first found a single shark tooth. It led to signs of a prehistoric […]
Marine Mammals Have Lost a Gene That Now They May ...
Dolphins, manatees, sea lions, elephant seals and other animals no longer produce an enzyme that protects land mammals […]