Science
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Cannibalistic Toads Reveal ‘Evolution in Fast Motion,’ Study Finds
In Australia, poisonous cane toads have become their own worst enemies. For decades, scientists have been witnessing cane toad tadpoles…
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106 Years, 4 Weeks, 1 Wreck: How Shackleton’s Ship Was Found
When perhaps the most celebrated shipwreck in Mensun Bound’s long career as a marine archaeologist was discovered, he was off…
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The Pros and Cons of Buying a Tenant-Occupied Apartment
Q: We are considering buying a tenant-occupied apartment in a condo. The tenant has lived there since August 2019, and…
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Make Science, Not War, Scientists Say
One of the glories of international scientific collaborations, besides sharing costs and brainpower, is the building of personal relationships ...
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The New Captain of the Endurance Shipwreck Is an Anemone
Huw Griffiths, a marine bio-geographer at the British Antarctic Survey, was eating pancakes when news broke that the wreck of…
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These Small, Cheap Devices Help Monitor Haiti’s Earthquakes
When a magnitude-7.0 earthquake hit Haiti in 2010 and killed an estimated 200,000 people, there was only one working seismometer…
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Homes That Sold for Around $1 Million
Each week, our survey of recent residential sales in New York City and the surrounding region focuses on homes that…
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Does This Amazon Rock Art Depict Extinct Ice Age Mammals?
At the end of the last ice age, South America was home to strange animals that have since vanished into…
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Fossil Reveals Secrets of One of the Nature’s Most Mysterious Reptiles
New Zealand’s tuataras look like somber iguanas. But these spiny reptiles are not actually lizards. Instead, they are the last…
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Wildlife Personalities Play a Role in Nature
In August, a mountain lion was sighted several times prowling the suburbs of New Canaan, Conn., and not for the…