As Mating Rituals Go, Valentine’s Day Isn’t So Bad by ...
Four reproductive tales from the animal kingdom, where sealing the deal doesn’t always turn out so great for […]
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Here Lies the Skull of Pliny the Elder, Maybe by ...
The Roman admiral and scholar died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Might this really […]
The Perfect Valentine? A Math Formula by SIOBHAN ROBERTS
Nothing says “I love you” like a customizable algebraic equation. Published: February 14, 2019 at 01:00AM from #NYT […]
You Didn’t Touch These Jellyfish, but They Can Sting You ...
The upside-down jellyfish is mostly stationary, so it evolved self-propelling cells that can swim over and sting you […]
Time is Still a Mystery to ‘Einstein’s Dreams’ Author by ...
Why Alan Lightman, astrophysicist turned writer, traded black holes for black ink. Published: February 13, 2020 at 01:00AM […]
A Growing Presence on the Farm: Robots by KNVUL SHEIKH
A new generation of autonomous robots is helping plant breeders shape the crops of tomorrow. Published: February 13, […]
This Rodent Was Giant. Its Brain Was Tiny. by VERONIQUE ...
Reconstruction of a fossil of an extinct South American relative of the capybara shows it didn’t have much […]
Ghost DNA Hints at Africa’s Missing Ancient Humans by CARL ...
Genes in some living West Africans shed light on human genetic diversity, which has been difficult to find […]
Hong Kong, Crossroads of the Criminal Wildlife Trade by CHARLES ...
Despite reforms, the territory is a linchpin in the global traffic in illegal animal parts. Published: February 12, […]
Canada’s Newest Tyrannosaur Is Named for a ‘Reaper of Death’ ...
The specimen is older than T. Rex and other famous members of its family, which could fill in […]