The Venus Flytrap, a Plant That Can Count
By JAMES GORMAN By wiring up the insect-eating plant, scientists found that it counted the electrical impulses that […]
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Does a Crack in a Carrot Spell Ruin for the ...
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Growth cracks can originate during the growth period from uneven moisture. As to the […]
Bird Watchers Help Science Fill Gaps in the Migratory Story
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR With a flood of amateur data, researchers create an animated map showing where birds […]
Tribes’ Win in Fight for La Jolla Bones Clouds Hopes ...
By CARL ZIMMER For years the remains have been out of reach, the subject of a legal struggle […]
Dr. Herbert L. Abrams, Who Worked Against Nuclear War, Dies ...
By WILLIAM GRIMES Dr. Abrams, an expert in cardiovascular radiology, was a founder of International Physicians for the […]
Signs of Modern Astronomy Seen in Ancient Babylon
By KENNETH CHANG Scientists have found a small clay tablet with markings indicating that a sort of precalculus […]
The Challenger Explosion, 30 Years Later
By KAREN WORKMAN The explosion of the space shuttle Challenger on Jan. 28, 1986, remains one of the […]
How to Get Five Planets Into a Single Photograph
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The trickiest aspect of capturing Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the same […]
Linking Arthritis to Old Injuries
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Post-traumatic arthritis is a leading cause of disability, especially for wounded soldiers, but a […]
Some Carnivores Are Better Than Others at Unlocking Dinner
By JAMES GORMAN Researchers tested 39 species of carnivores in zoos to see which were best at opening […]