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March 25, 2009

Invasive sea lampreys may soon become vulnerable to a powerful new stake to the heart: irresistible sex pheromones.

March 24, 2009

Have you ever heard your date sneeze and thought: “Ooh. She wants me.” No? Me neither. But that apparent non-sequitur isn’t as far-fetched as it seems. One hundred forty-six people […]

March 22, 2009

Experts say that global warming will have a major impact on poor nations’ fisheries.

March 18, 2009

Scientists listen to the mating songs of disease-carrying mosquitoes in hopes that they’ll use what they learn to control wild populations.

March 13, 2009

Ordinary citizens make valuable contributions to scientific research.

March 10, 2009

A microscopic arms race may lead to a new cost effective malaria treatment.

March 8, 2009

A recent Ebola Reston outbreak among pigs in the Philippines is cause for concern among some scientists.

March 1, 2009

An ornithologist’s season counting hawks atop Chestnut Ridge.

February 24, 2009

Eco-conscious gyms allow members to spin calories into electricity.

February 20, 2009

Seventy million years before birds took flight, pterosaurs – some as large as a small airplane – somehow soared through the Mesozoic skies. Scientists have speculated for decades about how […]

February 19, 2009

The soil, nearly black with compost, is only recently emerged from alternating bands of ice and powder snow. The meltwater has rendered it a wallow. A wallow measuring two hundred […]

February 18, 2009

While concussions can be insidiously dangerous for high school football players, young athletes are sometimes hardheaded about their safety. A group in Boston pushes for widespread education on the issue.

February 16, 2009

Ellery Tarife provides healthcare for New York City’s hard-to-reach homeless population by staying mobile.

February 12, 2009

Shara Bailey talks about the importance of studying teeth.

February 12, 2009

Shara Bailey traces modern man’s path, tooth by tooth.

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