Meet Luca, the Ancestor of All Living Things
By NICHOLAS WADE A single-cell, bacterium-like organism clinging to volcanic sea vents may have been the forebear of […]
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Pregnant Women Advised to Avoid Travel to Active Zika Zone ...
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ and PAM BELLUCK Federal health officials issued a broad advisory after Florida identified 5 new […]
At the Bottom of a Whisky Glass, a Beautiful Experiment
By KENNETH CHANG What does whisky leave you, other than tipsy? An interesting pattern of evaporation, if you […]
Debate Over Trump’s Fitness Raises Issue of Checks on Nuclear ...
By WILLIAM J. BROAD and DAVID E. SANGER There are no checks on a president’s power to wage […]
Exxon Mobil Fraud Inquiry Said to Focus More on Future ...
By JOHN SCHWARTZ Eric T. Schneiderman of New York said the investigation was concentrating on issues like the […]
New Cluster of Zika Cases Is Reported in Miami Beach
By PAM BELLUCK and LIZETTE ALVAREZ A health official confirmed that the newly identified infections were contracted through […]
What Your Brain Looks Like When It Solves a Math ...
By BENEDICT CAREY Researchers demonstrated a method for reconstructing how the brain moves from understanding a problem to […]
As Peat Bogs Burn, a Climate Threat Rises
By HENRY FOUNTAIN Warming temperatures can dry out northern peatlands, increasing the risk of fires that release thousands […]
An Orangutan’s Mimicry Offers Clues to Language’s Origins
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Rocky lives in the Indianapolis Zoo and can accurately copy the pitch and tone […]
Piles of Dirty Secrets Behind a Model ‘Clean Coal’ Project
By IAN URBINA A Mississippi project, a centerpiece of President Obama’s climate plan, has been plagued by problems […]