Ancient Skull May Be History’s Earliest Known Tsunami Victim by ...
The 6,000-year-old Aitape skull, found in Papua New Guinea in 1929, was excavated from sediments that contain telltale […]
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Yes, Oysters Can ‘Hear.’ They Probably Wish We’d Clam Up. ...
Researchers found shellfish in a tank closed their shells when they heard frequencies similar to noises made by […]
How Beets Became Beet-Red by VERONIQUE GREENWOOD
Confronted with a surplus of an amino acid found in many plants, beets evolved the ability to transform […]
One Simple Signal Sets Off a Complicated Frog Journey by ...
Poison frogs in a South American rain forest carry tadpoles to water. But the males aren’t choosy about […]
Wild and Captive Chimpanzees Share Personality Traits With Humans by ...
A new study confirms early research by Jane Goodall, who first attributed such traits to chimps about 60 […]
Uncovering an Overlooked Source for Iconic Alabaster Statues by NICHOLAS ...
A team of scientists matched stone in statues and religious icons to a quarry in the French Alps, […]
As Winter Sets In, Tiny Shrews Shrink Their Skulls and ...
Researchers who documented a head-size reduction of as much as 20 percent say it may be a survival […]
In Breakthrough, Scientists Edit a Dangerous Mutation From Genes in ...
Researchers have found a way to reliably remove disease-causing mutations from human embryos, an achievement sure to renew […]
Meet the Overcompensators, Plants That Get Tougher and Meaner When ...
Damaging some plants sets off a molecular chain of events that causes them to grow back bigger and […]
Native American Secrets Lie Buried in Huge Shell Mounds by ...
Archaeologists in Maine are working to unearth artifacts buried for centuries in shell middens. But sea levels are […]