No hands, no problem: clever parrots craft and wield tools
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Busting benzene, lab-grown embryos — the week in infographics
The way forward for lab-grown embryosIn May, the International Society for Stem Cell Research launched new tips that relaxed the...
How to straighten a zebra
It’s grossly irresponsible. Or worse. But I don’t know that but.Imagine a zebra, they are saying. What data is in...
Freak US winters linked to Arctic warming
Recent spells of unusually chilly winter climate within the United States and different components of the Northern Hemisphere could possibly...
Affluence buys a diet good for human health and bad for the planet
Nature, Published on-line: 03 September 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02404-xProsperous folks in the United States are inclined to eat meals that requires giant...
New York City Wasn’t Built for 21st Century Storms
In only a few hours on Wednesday evening, between 6 and 10 inches of rain fell on New York City—greater...
Richard Lewontin Leaves a Legacy of Fighting Racism in Science
When Donald Trump invoked genetics at a campaign rally in Minnesota in September 2020, commentators had been fast to attach...
Biologists Unlock the Secrets of ‘Invisible’ Animals
This story initially appeared on Atlas Obscura and is an element of the Climate Desk collaboration.While trekking by the Peruvian...
To Learn More Quickly, Brain Cells Break Their DNA
Faced with a risk, the mind has to behave quick, its neurons making new connections to study what would possibly...
New Orleans Was Already a ‘Heat Island.’ Then Ida Cut the Power
On Sunday, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, tying with 2020’s Hurricane Laura as the strongest storm ever to hit...