A Parasite, Leopards, and a Primate’s Fear and Survival
By CARL ZIMMER The parasite Toxoplasma gondii may affect the behavior of chimpanzees — and possibly other primates […]
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Science Teachers’ Grasp of Climate Change Is Found Lacking
By JOHN SCHWARTZ A survey of 1,500 teachers in the United States found that on average they spend […]
Physicists Detect Gravitational Waves, Proving Einstein Right
By DENNIS OVERBYE Scientists say they heard the faint chirp of two black holes colliding a billion light-years […]
Study Links Sleeplessness and False Confessions
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Research subjects who were kept awake were much more likely to admit to something […]
Portraits of an Older Michelangelo Indicate He Had Arthritic Hands
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The master probably had osteoarthritis, but his commitment to art may have kept his […]
Lending Her Ears to an M.I.T. Experiment
By NATALIE ANGIER A writer begs a researcher to let her find out where in her brain the […]
Experience Science: Count Birds From Your Backyard
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Thousands of bird-watchers are expected to join the Great Backyard Bird Count, an annual […]
Richard P. Von Herzen, Explorer of Earth’s Undersea Furnaces, Dies ...
By WILLIAM J. BROAD Dr. Von Herzen, an oceanographer, uncovered thousands of miles of interconnected volcanoes where the […]
Review: ‘Wired to Create’ Shows the Science of a Messy ...
By CHRISTIE ASCHWANDEN The authors, Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire, detail research into the nature of creativity […]
Humans Are Spreading Deadly Bee Virus, Study Says
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Researchers say that the trade and movement of honeybee colonies have caused deformed wing […]