Why midsize animals are the fastest
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Polluted water: It’s where sea snakes wear black
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Some secrets of China’s terra-cotta army are baked in the clay
China’s first emperor broke the mold when he had himsel […]
How science has fed stereotypes about women
Early in Inferior, science writer Angela Saini recalls […]
Minuscule jitters may hint at quantum collapse mechanism
A tiny, shimmying cantilever wiggles a bit more than ex […]
Air pollution takes a toll on solar energy
Air pollution is a drag for renewable energy. Dust and […]
M. Ehsan Hoque develops digital helpers that teach social skills
A growing band of digital characters that converse, rea […]
50 years ago, folate deficiency was linked to birth defects
Pregnant women who do not have enough folic acid — a B […]
Collision illuminates the mysterious makeup of neutron stars
On astrophysicists’ charts of star stuff, there’s a sub […]
In a first, Galileo’s gravity experiment is re-created in space
Galileo’s most famous experiment has taken a trip to ou […]