How to Get a Whiff of One of Autumn’s Best ...
Foliage is lovely, but so is the odor of the katsura, also known as the “caramel tree.” Published: […]
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Some Lab Chimps May Never Retire to a Sanctuary by ...
A panel of veterinarians has determined that 44 chimpanzees at a New Mexico facility are too ill to […]
Woodie Flowers, Who Made Science a Competitive Sport, Dies at ...
His hands-on methods of teaching mechanical engineering at M.I.T. made him a star on campus (and on PBS) […]
Colorado Fossils Show How Mammals Raced to Fill Dinosaurs’ Void ...
An unusually rich trove found in Colorado reveals the world in which our mammalian forebears evolved into larger […]
After This Fungus Turns Ants Into Zombies, Their Bodies Explode ...
The life cycle of Ophiocordyceps is like something from a sci-fi movie: “You think, where the hell did […]
Happy as a Crab That Just Finished a Maze by ...
Crustaceans experienced in running a labyrinth made it to the finish line — and their prize — without […]
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to Partner With 3 Companies on ...
The start-up launched by the Amazon founder will work with three older space companies in its bid to […]
How the Butterfly Discovered Daylight by NICHOLAS WADE
Nocturnal moths evolved into daytime butterflies not to escape bats, as biologists once thought, but to enjoy an […]
The Loudest Bird in the World Has a Song Like ...
When a mate approaches a male white bellbird in the Amazon, he whips around and sings his piercing […]
The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Acidified the Ocean in a Flash by ...
The Chicxulub event was as damaging to life in the oceans as it was to creatures on land, […]