Parasite Yet Another Threat to Already Troubled Amphibians
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Scientists have identified a new problem for amphibians, which are already shrinking in numbers: […]
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Frogs With a Venomous Head Butt
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Researchers have discovered two species that deliver potent toxins through bony spines on their […]
Climate Change Could Harm British Butterflies
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Six species of butterflies in Britain will face local extinction by 2050 because of […]
When Dams Come Down, Salmon and Sand Can Prosper
By CORNELIA DEAN The removal of a dam on the Elwha River in Washington has found a beneficiary […]
Growing Vegetables in Space, NASA Astronauts Tweet Their Lunch
By KATIE ROGERS The local food movement has reached the final frontier. Published: August 11, 2015 at 02:00AM […]
The Roanoke Colonists: Lost, and Found?
By THEO EMERY Archaelogical finds in North Carolina may provide clues to the fate of at least some […]
How to Save a Sinking Coast? Katrina Created a Laboratory
By JOHN SCHWARTZ In the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana’s losses have overshadowed the restorative steps it […]
Frances Oldham Kelsey, F.D.A. Doctor Who Exposed Danger of Thalidomide, ...
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN Dr. Kelsey became a 20th-century American heroine for sparing the United States from widespread […]
Eye Shape May Help Distinguish Predator From Prey
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR An analysis of 214 species suggests a link between pupil shape and an animal’s […]
For Vaccines Needed in an Epidemic, Timing is Everything
By CARL ZIMMER Waiting to develop a vaccine until an epidemic is raging means waiting too long for […]