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Solving the genomic jigsaw puzzle

Solving the genomic jigsaw puzzle

The price of DNA sequencing has fallen precipitously. But at what cost?

A few years ago, Erich Jarvis decided it was time to sequence the genome of his parrots. Jarvis is a neuroscientist at Duke University who studies why songbirds and humans can learn vocal patterns, while most animals cannot. More…

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The Thatcher gene

The Thatcher gene

The key to being an early bird

The trouble with eyewitness identification, explained

The trouble with eyewitness identification, explained

Why our memories don’t hold up in court

A fine-tuned grin

A fine-tuned grin

Science shows that the smile has evolutionary leanings

Want to discover a new species? Become a botanist.

Want to discover a new species? Become a botanist.

A Q&A with New York Botanical Garden’s James S. Miller

Changing faster than the climate

Changing faster than the climate

These threatened species are unexpectedly surviving, even harnessing, global warming

The skin we’re in

The skin we’re in

Skin color, it turns out, is little more than adaptation in action

Animal heaven

Animal heaven

A Manhattan vet cultivates a refuge for pets and pet-lovers