What We Learned in 2017 by THE NEW YORK TIMES
Developments in science, medicine and health that we’re still thinking about at year’s end. Published: December 7, 2017 […]
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Scientists ‘Inject’ Information Into Monkeys’ Brains by CARL ZIMMER
In an experiment with science fiction implications, neurologists say they taught monkeys to play a game by stimulating […]
This Duck-Like Dinosaur Could Swim. That Isn’t the Strangest Thing ...
With a swan-like neck and flippers, this raptor’s hodgepodge of features left paleontologists working to confirm that this […]
What Happens When You Microwave a Boiled Egg by VERONIQUE ...
Tasked with determining whether an exploding egg could damage a man’s hearing, acoustics experts learned more about the […]
To See the Best Christmas Trees, You’ll Need Scuba Gear ...
Known as Christmas tree worms, these sea creatures’ bright fir-like cones can be spotted while diving around reefs […]
Sometimes Seeing More Endangered Tigers Isn’t a Good Sign by ...
The concentration of Sumatran tigers in Indonesia’s protected forests has gone up, a researcher says, but probably because […]
The Mystery of a Scorpion’s Glow by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
The luminescence of arthropods continues to fascinate scientists who still do not know why scorpions emit a blue-green […]
Stress Hormones Soar in Whales Trapped by Fishing Lines by ...
A new study examining whale scat found very high hormone levels for stress in North Atlantic right whales […]
Hunt Elephants to Save Them? Some Countries See No Other ...
In some African nations, trophy hunting has provided funds needed to preserve endangered species. In other countries, the […]
How Dwarf Mongooses Respond to New Immigrants by JAMES GORMAN
Dwarf mongoose groups take a few months before they put full confidence in the sentinel calls of new […]