A Population That Pollutes Itself Into Extinction (and It’s Not ...
Gorging on glucose, bacteria in a petri dish died in their own acidic waste, a sign of the […]
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How the Shape of Your Ears Affects What You Hear ...
We’re able to locate sound because our brains grasp the shape of our ears. When that shape changes, […]
Do Men Think They’re Better at Science Than Women Do? ...
A new study found that male college students expressed greater confidence in their own abilities than their female […]
How to Figure Out Cheryl’s Birthday by KENNETH CHANG
A step-by-step explanation of a birthday logic problem making the Internet rounds. Published: April 14, 2015 at 02:00AM […]
Yellowstone Grizzly Bear to Lose Endangered Species Protection by JIM ...
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced on Thursday that the bear, which has been on the endangered species list […]
This Fungus Borrowed From Ancient Bacteria to Defy Gravity by ...
Scientists say a fungus developed its well-known sensing abilities following an ancient genetic transfer between its ancestor and […]
Hints of Human Evolution in Chimpanzees That Endure a Savanna’s ...
The apes of Senegal’s Fongoli savanna may offer hints to how our own ancestors moved out of the […]
A New Spider Family Tree Tries to Untangle the Evolution ...
Scientists have fiercely debated the origins of the orb-style web. A new study challenges the idea that all […]
Spiderlike Creature With a Scorpion’s Tail Is Found Trapped in ...
The Cretaceous-era arachnid had the front end of a spider and a scorpionlike tail appendage, but more specimens […]
A Massacre Frozen in Time: Skeletons in Sweden Reveal Ancient ...
An archaeological dig of a fifth-century village offers a glimpse of the violent chaos across Europe as the […]