On Galápagos, Revealing the Blue-Footed Booby’s True Colors
By NATALIE ANGIER With no real predators, the birds live proud, public lives. That accessibility has proved a […]
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Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, Pioneering Liver Surgeon, Dies at 90
By JEREMY PEARCE In the 1960s, Dr. Starzl performed the first successful liver transplant on a human patient […]
Spring Amphibians, on the Move, Could Use Some Crossing Guards
By JOANNA KLEIN Frogs and salamanders, wakened a bit sooner than usual this year, are walking to their […]
How the Amazon’s Cashews and Cacao Point to Cultivation by ...
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A study that examined domesticated trees and plants, including in areas near archaeological sites, […]
The Secret to a Really Crisp Apple
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Differences in cell walls result in some apples being mealy and some being magnificent. […]
First Seen 30 Years Ago, a Supernova Refuses to Be ...
By DENNIS OVERBYE New images from the Hubble Space Telescope have been released of the supernova called SN1987A, […]
The Woolly Mammoth’s Last Stand
By NICHOLAS WADE A new study shows how an endangered or declining species may result in an irreversible […]
Edward E. David Jr., Who Elevated Science Under Nixon, Dies ...
By SAM ROBERTS Dr. David sought to make science more relevant and accessible to presidents and to the […]
Sydney’s Swelter Has a Climate Change Link, Scientists Say
By HENRY FOUNTAIN Heat waves like those that affected southeastern Australia early this year are much more likely […]
Scientists Say Canadian Bacteria Fossils Are Earth’s Oldest
By CARL ZIMMER Ancient rocks have yielded tiny fossil-like formations up to 4.2 billion years old, researchers reported. […]