Birds Beware: The Praying Mantis Wants Your Brain by NATALIE ...
Scientists have developed a healthy respect for mantises, acrobatic hunters with 3-D vision and voracious appetites. Published: September […]
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A Glowing Cotton Study That Might Have Deserved Less Glowing ...
Cotton experts were not impressed with a recent study published by scientists who claimed they created naturally glowing […]
For Neanderthals, Growing Big Brains Took More Time by NICHOLAS ...
New research suggests that the brain of a juvenile Neanderthal developed more slowly than that of a similarly […]
How Three Friends Proved That Jellyfish Can Sleep by STEPH ...
What started as a midnight excursion of curious graduate students turned into a study with implications for basic […]
NASA’s Osiris-Rex Spacecraft Is Headed for a Flyby With Earth ...
The spacecraft will make a flyby of Earth on Friday, using the planet’s gravity to steer it toward […]
Clues to Africa’s Mysterious Past Found in Ancient Skeletons by ...
An analysis of DNA recovered from fossils thousands of years old hints at enormous migrations that shaped the […]
Sea Turtles Appear to Be Bouncing Back Around the World ...
Researchers analyzed all existing public data of sea turtle nesting sites around the world and found a tale […]
Chemical Industry Ally Faces Critics in Bid for Top E.P.A. ...
Michael Dourson, who has long run a premier firm for the chemical industry, is set for a confirmation […]
Genes Color a Butterfly’s Wings. Now Scientists Want to Do ...
In two new studies, researchers turned to DNA editing to learn how master genes shape the patterns and […]
In Mexico, Weavers Embrace Natural Alternatives to Toxic Dyes by ...
Concerned about the health impacts of textile chemicals, traditional artisans are producing vivid colors from crushed insects and […]