Seeking the Gears of Our Inner Clock
By CARL ZIMMER Neuroscientists have struggled to understand exactly how the mind’s cycles affect us. Studies of donated […]
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How Turkey Vultures Stay Aloft to Focus on Dinner
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The birds use small-scale air turbulence to soar continuously at forest edges, without much […]
Timothy Peake, British Astronaut, Dials Wrong Number From Space
By JOHN MARKOFF Mr. Peake, aboard the International Space Station, took his flub to Twitter, apologizing to “the […]
Submit Your Warm Winter Nature Photos
By Unknown Author If plants, flowers or trees nearby you are doing something you find unusual this time […]
Touch of Spring in December on East Coast as Flowers ...
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Warm soil and air temperatures are throwing off several varieties, as this autumn was […]
Video: Snow in San Diego, for the Polar Bears
By MIKE McPHATE At least it’s snowing somewhere. The San Diego Zoo delivered nearly 26 tons of snow […]
A Fitting End for the Hottest Year on Record
By JONAH BROMWICH “We’re living through history, and not of a good kind,” a climate activist said. Published: […]
Leaks in Instrument Force NASA to Delay Mars Mission Until ...
By KENNETH CHANG The Mars InSight mission will miss its March 2016 launch date, and will remain earthbound […]
Ban on Microbeads Proves Easy to Pass Through Pipeline
By JOHN SCHWARTZ Tiny additives common in cosmetics like facial scrubs and toothpaste were making their way into […]
Domesticated Dogs Lag in Reproduction
By SINDYA N. BHANOO A study that also had wolves and dogs descended from indigenous dogs indicated that […]