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Scientists: Lake Tahoe is regaining legendary clarity
At midnight, researchers aboard the vessel John Le Conte—an old 37-foot diesel-powered salmon trawler—dropped a net…
Zooming across time and space simultaneously with superresolution to understand how cells divide
Cell division, or the process of how daughter cells emerge from a mother cell, is fundamental…
When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future
About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby tundra basked in the sun’s…
Asteroid-smashing NASA probe sent boulders into space
When a NASA spacecraft successfully knocked an asteroid off course last year it sent dozens of…
Mammal bites dinosaur in 'once-in-a-lifetime' fossil find
A badger-like mammal was sinking its teeth into the ribs of a dinosaur three times its…
Hopeful signs for declining population of gray whales along West Coast
The gray whale population along the West Coast showed another year of declines, according to the…
Unproven numbers distract from the real harm of the illicit antiquities trade, says study
New research has confirmed that the commonly repeated statement that the illicit antiquities trade is the…
How Benjamin Franklin laid groundwork for the US dollar by foiling early counterfeiters
Benjamin Franklin was so busy as an inventor, publisher, scientist, diplomat and U.S. founding father that…
Mama's boys: Elder orca moms protect sons from fights
A male orca’s best friend is his old mother. Click here for original story,…