Is Your Horse in a Good Mood? See if It ...
A new study suggests that a horse’s exhalations may signal contentment or pleasure, rather than a simple clearing […]
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New Clues to How the Biggest Dinosaurs Got So Big ...
A fossil found in Argentina that is more than 200 million years old suggests the most giant of […]
Archaeologists in China Discover the Oldest Stone Tools Outside Africa ...
Chipped rocks found in western China indicate that human ancestors ventured from Africa earlier than previously believed. Published: […]
This Snail Goes Through Metamorphosis. Then It Never Has to ...
The transformation of a deep sea mollusk is comparable to an average person growing as much as 60 […]
The World Wants Air-Conditioning. That Could Warm the World. by ...
The number of units worldwide is predicted to soar by midcentury, and the electricity to power them will […]
Orcas of the Pacific Northwest Are Starving and Disappearing by ...
The population of endangered black-and-white killer whales has hit a 30-year-low, numbering only 75 this year. Published: July […]
Why Is the Corpse Flower So Stinky? by C. CLAIBORNE ...
A series of chemical compounds accompanies the blooming of Amorphophallus titanum, composing a scent that combines boiled cabbage […]
Never Mind the Summer Heat: Earth Is at Its Greatest ...
During aphelion, our planet receives 7 percent less sunlight than in January, but changes in the planet’s orbit […]
The Lost Dogs of the Americas by JAMES GORMAN
Exhaustive DNA studies find that the dogs of European colonists completely replaced ancient American dogs. Published: July 5, […]
Rhino Embryos Made in Lab to Save Nearly Extinct Subspecies ...
The development is an early step toward the much more distant goal of resurrecting the northern white rhinoceros, […]