Can Parrots Converse? Polly Says That’s the Wrong Question.
In a cautious new paper, scientists tried to determine whether an interactive speech board might enrich the life of a parrot named Ellie.
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In a cautious new paper, scientists tried to determine whether an interactive speech board might enrich the life of a parrot named Ellie.
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By sequencing an enormous amount of data, a group of hundreds of researchers has gained new insights into how flowers evolved on Earth.
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By digging into the geologic record, scientists are learning how wildfires shaped — and were shaped by — climate change long ago.
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The best weather conditions for viewing the colorful light display will be in much of the West while New England was “a question mark,” a forecaster said.
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A Solar Storm Lights Up the Night Sky
The unusual sight of aurora borealis was visible around the world.
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Tuna Crabs, Neither Tuna Nor Crabs, Are Swarming Near San Diego
Divers and marine biologists are getting a window into the lives of a red crustacean most often found in the guts of other species.
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Why You Can Hear the Temperature of Water
A science video maker in China couldn’t find a good explanation for why hot and cold water sound different, so he did his own research and published it.
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Massive Fossil Donation Helps Brazil’s National Museum Rise From the Ashes
A gift from abroad of more than 1,100 Brazilian fossils aims to step up efforts to rebuild the country’s National Museum, which suffered major fire damage in 2018.
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The Sex Lives of Cicadas, Revealed
It may sound like a mosh pit out there. But to the participants, mating is a delicate, sonorous affair, fraught with potential missteps — and fungal zombies.
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What Makes a Society More Resilient? Frequent Hardship.
Comparing 30,000 years of human history, researchers found that surviving famine, war or climate change helps groups recover more quickly from future shocks.
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¿Por qué las mujeres padecen más enfermedades autoinmunes? Un estudio apunta al cromosoma X
Las moléculas que se adhieren al segundo cromosoma X de las mujeres lo silencian y pueden confundir al sistema inmunitario, según un nuevo estudio.
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Fossil Trove From 74,000 Years Ago Points to Remarkably Adaptive Humans
An archaeological site in Ethiopia revealed the oldest-known arrowheads and the remnants of a major volcanic eruption.
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Why Do Whales Go Through Menopause?
A new study argues that the change brought these females an evolutionary advantage — and perhaps did the same for humans.
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Tras la pista de los denisovanos
El ADN ha demostrado que esos humanos ya extintos se extendieron por todo el mundo, desde la fría Siberia hasta el Tíbet, a una gran altitud, quizá incluso en las islas del Pacífico.
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At a Dinner, Trump Assailed Climate Rules and Asked $1 Billion From Big Oil
At a private meeting at Mar-a-Lago, the former president said fossil fuel companies should donate to help him beat President Biden.
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10 Big Biden Environmental Rules, and What They Mean
Asbestos, “forever” chemicals, E.V.s and endangered species. Here’s what 10 new rules cover, and why the administration has been churning them out.
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Tornadoes Are Coming in Bunches. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why.
The number of tornadoes so far in the United States this year is just above average. But their distribution is changing.
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Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant Diseases, Study Finds
Biodiversity loss, global warming, pollution and the spread of invasive species are making infectious diseases more dangerous to organisms around the world.
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A lot of them don’t work and some might even be harmful. But there are things you can do if you really have to fly.
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An outdated medical term often masks treatable illnesses, health experts contend.
By Rachel E. Gross
Richard Slayman received the historic procedure in March. The hospital said it had “no indication” his death was related to the transplant.
By Virginia Hughes
Electrical utilities said they weathered earlier conditions as persistent geomagnetic storms were expected to cause another light show in evening skies.
By Katrina Miller, Ivan Penn and Emmett Lindner
Powerful solar flare activity made the aurora borealis visible unusually far south.
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A bioethicist, she pioneered bedside methods for helping patients, their families and doctors deal with anguishing life-and-death decisions in a high-tech age.
By Michael S. Rosenwald
The Space Weather Prediction Center said solar activity would be high again on Saturday.
By Claire Moses
Using advanced computers, he went from M.I.T. professor to multibillionaire. His Medallion fund had 66 percent average annual returns for decades.
By Jonathan Kandell
Officials warned of potential blackouts or interference with navigation and communication systems this weekend, as well as auroras as far south as Southern California or Texas.
By Katrina Miller and Judson Jones
A psychiatrist, he ran New York-Presbyterian after a landmark merger, improving its patient care and finances and raising money to expand its footprint across the region.
By Richard Sandomir
The spring population of the critically endangered species is at a 25-year high, a surprising rebound in a tiny desert cave.
By Alexander Nazaryan
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