Our Understanding of Giraffes Does Not Measure Up
By NATALIE ANGIER Giraffes may be popular — a staple of zoos, corporate logos and the plush toy […]
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Group Earns Oil Income Despite Pledge on Drilling
By JUSTIN GILLIS The Nature Conservancy is earning money from an oil well on land it controls in […]
Martin Perl, 87, Is Dead; Nobel-Winning Physicist
By DENNIS OVERBYE Dr. Perl was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1995 for discovering the tau lepton, a […]
Antibiotics in Livestock: F.D.A. Finds Use Is Rising
By SABRINA TAVERNISE In an annual report, the Food and Drug Administration said the amount of medically important […]
First Carbon Capture Plant Opens in Canada
By HENRY FOUNTAIN The world’s first large-scale project to capture the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from a coal-burning […]
Hopes for a Strong El Niño Fade in California
By HENRY FOUNTAIN In its latest monthly forecast, the federal Climate Prediction Center said that while El Niño […]
In Alaska, Thousands of Walruses Take to Land
By JEFFERY DelVISCIO It’s estimated that over 30,000 Pacific walruses have amassed on an Alaska beach, a development […]
The Evolution of Sleep: 700 Million Years of Melatonin
By CARL ZIMMER A new study suggests that humans’ melatonin-driven sleep cycles started some 700 million years ago, […]
Why Some Monarch Butterflies Are Marathoners
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Researchers find a gene that plays a critical role in determining whether monarchs are […]
In Indonesia, Authorities Stop Sale of Endangered Manta Rays
By CLAIRE MALDARELLI Indonesian authorities announced four arrests in connection with the attempted trafficking of more than 1,400 […]