Where Theory Meets Chalk, Dust Flies by JESSICA WYNNE and ...
A photo survey of the blackboards of mathematicians. Published: September 23, 2019 at 02:00AM from #NYT Science Read […]
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Scientists Identify Neurons That Help the Brain Forget by KNVUL ...
In mice, cells in the hypothalamus clear out old memories while the animals sleep. Published: September 19, 2019 […]
Birds Are Vanishing From North America by CARL ZIMMER
The number of birds in the United States and Canada has declined by 3 billion, or 29 percent, […]
It’s a Dirty Job, but Someone Has to Do It ...
Cleaner shrimp appear to have developed a strategy that protects them from predators they get very close to. […]
How to Cool a Planet With Extraterrestrial Dust by EMMA ...
A study of fossil meteorites suggests that a distant asteroid collision once sent Earth into an ice age. […]
America’s Abortion Rate Has Dropped to Its Lowest Ever by ...
New research suggests contraception and fewer pregnancies are more responsible for the decline than state laws restricting abortion. […]
Hurricanes May Kill Some Birds, but Humans Are the Real ...
When the time comes to assess the environmental damage from Hurricane Dorian, one species may be extinct, but […]
The Most Powerful Lightning Bolts Strike in Unexpected Places by ...
Superbolts are extremely rare, and thousands of times more powerful than the tendrils in the typical electrical storm. […]
Why This Scientist Keeps Receiving Packages of Serial Killers’ Hair ...
Getting sufficient DNA out of a rootless hair has long been considered impossible. A scientist, better known for […]
How Long Before These Salmon Are Gone? ‘Maybe 20 Years’ ...
Warming waters and a series of dams are making the grueling migration of the Chinook salmon even more […]