Businesses and planning committees are eager for visitors, but some in remote Aroostook County are not sure how they feel about lying smack in the path of totality.Businesses and planning committees are eager for visitors, but some in remote Aroostook County are not sure how they feel about lying smack in the path of totality. Read […]
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The species seemed to have bug eyes and a smile, so a team of researchers named it Kermitops gratus in honor of the banjo-playing Muppet.The species seemed to have bug eyes and a smile, so a team of researchers named it Kermitops gratus in honor of the banjo-playing Muppet. Read More
Prehistoric Amphibian Ancestor Is Named for Kermit the Frog Read More »
A virologist, she worked with the pathologist Anthony Epstein, who died last month, in finding for the first time that a virus that could cause cancer. It’s known as the Epstein-Barr virus.A virologist, she worked with the pathologist Anthony Epstein, who died last month, in finding for the first time that a virus that could
Overlooked No More: Yvonne Barr, Who Helped Discover a Cancer-Causing Virus Read More »
Two musky steroids, and higher levels of odorous acids, distinguish the body odors of teens and tots, a new study finds.Two musky steroids, and higher levels of odorous acids, distinguish the body odors of teens and tots, a new study finds. Read More
Toddlers Smell Like Flowers, Teens Smell ‘Goatlike,’ Study Finds Read More »
The man continues to improve, doctors said. Organs from genetically engineered pigs one day may make dialysis obsolete.The man continues to improve, doctors said. Organs from genetically engineered pigs one day may make dialysis obsolete. Read More
Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone Read More »
A nearly 2,000-year-old stash pouch provides the first evidence of the intentional use of a powerful psychedelic plant in Western Europe during the Roman Era.A nearly 2,000-year-old stash pouch provides the first evidence of the intentional use of a powerful psychedelic plant in Western Europe during the Roman Era. Read More
Long Before Amsterdam’s Coffee Shops, There Were Hallucinogenic Seeds Read More »
Temperatures in the region rose above 40 degrees Celsius in February, with humidity pushing the heat index even higher.Temperatures in the region rose above 40 degrees Celsius in February, with humidity pushing the heat index even higher. Read More
Climate Change Made an Early Heat Wave in West Africa 10 Times as Likely Read More »
An unusually popular primatologist, he drew the attention of Newt Gingrich, Isabella Rossellini, the philosopher Peter Singer and the reading public.An unusually popular primatologist, he drew the attention of Newt Gingrich, Isabella Rossellini, the philosopher Peter Singer and the reading public. Read More
Frans de Waal, Who Found the Origins of Morality in Apes, Dies at 75 Read More »
The studies, pulled because of copied data, illustrate the sluggishness of scientific publishers to address serious errors, experts said.The studies, pulled because of copied data, illustrate the sluggishness of scientific publishers to address serious errors, experts said. Read More
More Studies by Columbia Cancer Researchers Are Retracted Read More »
An archaeological site in Ethiopia revealed the oldest-known arrowheads and the remnants of a major volcanic eruption.An archaeological site in Ethiopia revealed the oldest-known arrowheads and the remnants of a major volcanic eruption. Read More
Fossil Trove from 74,000 Years Ago Points to Remarkably Adaptive Humans Read More »