In Greenland, the Ice Doesn’t Just Flow, It Quivers and Quakes
When Andreas Fichtner unspooled a fiber-optic cable into a deep hole in Greenland’s ice, he wasn’t expecting to discover a
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Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order
Asanda Zondi received a startling phone call last Thursday, with orders to make her way to a health clinic in
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All Languages Follow This Pattern. So Does Humpback Whale Song.
The English language is full of wonderful words, from “anemone” and “aurora” to “zenith” and “zodiac.” But these are special
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Plesiosaur Fossils Preserve Both Skin and Scales on Ancient Sea Monster
With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since paleontologists uncovered the first
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First IVF kangaroo embryo claimed by Australia-based scientists
Australia-based scientists said Thursday they had produced the world’s first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization and hailed it as
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January Was Hottest January on Record, Scientists Report
Even as much of the United States shivered under frigid conditions last month, the planet as a whole had its
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Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment
Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, H.I.V. groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the
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The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record
It’s taken decades, but scientists may have finally found Earth’s first fowl. It started in 1993 on Vega Island, a
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Herculaneum scrolls breakthrough: Scientists digitally “unroll” 2,000-year-old scroll scorched by Mount Vesuvius
London — The Herculaneum scrolls have remained one of the many tantalizing mysteries of the ancient world for almost 2,000 years.
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The Physics That Keeps a Crowd From Becoming a Stampede
Every July, at the opening ceremony of the San Fermín festival signaling the imminent start of the running of the
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