Author: Naveena Sadasivam
In defense of dolphins
Diana Reiss’ research changed the way we look at dolphins, but dolphin advocacy is her priority
Are you a super seer?
Why some people see fewer colors than others and why women are more likely to be super seers
Anti-choice or anti-gender bias?
Politicians and activists argue over whether legislation is the right way to curb sex-selective abortions
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The astronomical data explosion
With the surge in telescopic space data, pro-am astronomy collaborations are making stellar discoveries
Jupiter: Earth’s bodyguard or secret assassin?
The gas giant’s mighty gravitational pull slings comets and asteroids towards Earth, while also deflecting them away
Getting out the vote in space
Astronauts have voted from space since 1997, but Sunita Williams and Kevin Ford didn’t yesterday
Q&A: The science of feather forensics
Carla Dove, a forensic ornithologist at the Smithsonian, explains how plumage from bird strikes helps improve aviation safety
Chemistry Nobel Prize awarded to receptor biologists
U.S. researchers at Duke and Stanford honored for their work on G protein-coupled receptors
Paper wasps follow a secret succession line
One species of wasps innately knows the order of queens-to-come in the colony and avoids internal conflict
