Taking the Pulse of the ‘Near Threatened’ Platypus Is a ...
With indications that populations are declining, Australian scientists have embarked on an initiative to see how the platypus […]
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Scientists Give a Chrysanthemum the Blues by JOANNA KLEIN
There are few true blue flowers in nature, but plant geneticists are determined to create them anyway. Published: […]
Dr. Herbert Needleman, Who Saw Lead’s Wider Harm to Children, ...
Dr. Needleman studied lost baby teeth to show that any level of absorbed lead can damage young brains. […]
Giant Telescope Atop Hawaii’s Mauna Kea Should Be Approved, Judge ...
The Thirty Meter Telescope, which would be the largest in the Northern Hemisphere, could survey black holes and […]
Fate of Ancient Canaanites Seen in DNA Analysis: They Survived ...
A study of ancient DNA recovered from remains found in Lebanon contradicts a biblical story that an ancient […]
Fungi Physics: How Those Spores Launch Just Right by KENNETH ...
Ultrahigh-speed video footage helped researchers determine how fungi aim their spores in the right direction. Published: July 27, […]
Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a ...
Researchers found that spending money to save time actually makes people happier. Published: July 27, 2017 at 02:00AM […]
Marina Ratner, Émigré Mathematician Who Found Midlife Acclaim, Dies at ...
Dr. Ratner defied the notion that the brightest in her field do their best work when they are […]
Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara, Longevity Expert, Dies at (or Lives to) ...
The advice of Dr. Hinohara, who cautioned against early retirement and advocated climbing stairs regularly, helped make Japan […]
Even Tiny Changes in Earth’s Orbit Would Yield Global Catastrophe ...
A minute alteration in the planet’s trajectory around the sun would have disastrous results, a scientist estimates. Published: […]