Scientists Find Genes That Let These Bees Reproduce Without Males
By JOANNA KLEIN In a subspecies of honey bees from South Africa, female workers can escape a queen’s […]
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Jerome S. Bruner, Who Shaped Understanding of the Young Mind, ...
By BENEDICT CAREY Dr. Bruner’s writings, which helped reduce the influence of behaviorism on psychology, were vastly influential […]
Four Elements on the Periodic Table Get New Names
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Names were proposed for four elements on the table’s seventh row: Nihonium, moscovium, tennessine […]
Gene Editing to Alter Whole Species Gets Limited Backing
By AMY HARMON A technique to change or eliminate entire populations of organisms could be used against virus-carrying […]
New Fossils Strengthen Case for ‘Hobbit’ Species
By CARL ZIMMER Teeth, a piece of jaw and tools dating to 700,000 years ago support the idea […]
Fighting Lyme Disease in the Genes of Nantucket’s Mice
By AMY HARMON Residents there heard a proposal Monday from a M.I.T. scientist to use genetically engineered mice […]
Was There an Ice Age in the Southern Hemisphere?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Glacial periods affect all parts of the Earth, but there are big differences between […]
No Escape From Black Holes? Stephen Hawking Points to a ...
By DENNIS OVERBYE New calculations by Dr. Hawking and other researchers suggest that essential properties of whatever falls […]
Like a Slimy Taser, Electric Eels Can Leap Out and ...
By JAMES GORMAN Electric eels do not just send their high-voltage pulses through the water to paralyze their […]
After Harambe’s Death, Debating Whether Gorillas Belong in Zoos
By NATALIE ANGIER Gorillas have been shown to thrive in captivity, but some wonder if their display is […]