What Determines the Color of Fish Flesh?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Fish that have white flesh are generally those that are resting or mostly inactive […]
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Science Events: Minimalist Music and a Spotlight on Sex
By JASCHA HOFFMAN An auditory scientist plans to help a New York audience make the most of some […]
Panel Rejects Sternest F.D.A. Warning for Steroid Shots
By SABRINA TAVERNISE Recommending the toughest federal alert would have signaled to doctors that the risks of use […]
Clues to Bees’ History, Tucked Away in Drawers
By CARL ZIMMER Scientists are dusting off old insect collections in museums in an effort to learn what […]
The Lives of Alexander Grothendieck, a Mathematical Visionary
By EDWARD FRENKEL To say Alexander Grothendieck was the No. 1 mathematician of the second half of the […]
After Acid Rain, Lakes Are Turning to ‘Jelly’
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Tiny, jelly-clad crustaceans known as Holopedium are thriving in some Canadian lakes after years of […]
Leading Surgeon Is Accused of Misconduct in Experimental Transplant Operations
By HENRY FOUNTAIN A doctor who is considered a pioneer in the field of regenerative medicine has denied […]
Obesity and Its Heart Complications
By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D. Does a girl who enters adolescence with a big woman’s body have a harder […]
Climbing a Glass Building? Try a Gecko’s Sticky Pads
By JAMES GORMAN The lizard and, well, Spider-Man, have ideal tools for scaling slippery surfaces. Engineers have copied […]
On the Trail of an Ancient Mystery
By JOHN MARKOFF More than 100 years after it was found, and more than 2,000 years after it […]