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At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree

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In a new study, genetics and archaeology combine to reveal the ancient origins of humanity’s first beast of burden.

14 martie 2023 | NYTimes

Heartbeat May Shape Our Perception of Time, Study Shows

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Researchers have long assumed that the brain controls our sense of time. A new study suggests the heart plays an important role.

14 martie 2023 | NYTimes

O Canada, Where Are All Your Tornadoes?

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Our northern neighbor has the second most tornadoes in the world each year. But until recently, scientists had no idea when and where many of them actually occurred.

10 martie 2023 | NYTimes

FDA Will Require Dense Breast Disclosure at Mammogram Clinics

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The U.S. agency wants to ensure that doctors inform women that some breast anomalies require more examination.

10 martie 2023 | NYTimes

Kidnapping in Mexico Draws Attention to Medical Tourism

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Here’s what experts say about the risks and promises of traveling abroad for cost-efficient care.

8 martie 2023 | NYTimes

Keanu Reeves’s Latest Role? Fungus-Killing Bacterial Compound.

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Researchers in Germany named bacterial compounds after the actor, saying they proved as devastating to difficult foes as the protagonist of the “John Wick” franchise.

8 martie 2023 | NYTimes

Hormones Don’t Affect Behavior of Female Mice, Study Finds

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A new study finds male mice more unpredictable than females, challenging century-old assumptions used to exclude females from research because of their hormones.

7 martie 2023 | NYTimes

New Hosts Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser Make ‘Radiolab’ Their Own

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One year after taking over the beloved radio show from Jad Abumrad, Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser (gently) make it their own.

7 martie 2023 | NYTimes

The Moon May Get Its Own Time Zone

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As different countries plan lunar missions, the European Space Agency says that creating a time zone up there may simplify things.

7 martie 2023 | NYTimes

The Missing 24-Limbed Animals That Could Help Rescue the Ocean’s Forest

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Scientists say that reintroducing the fast-moving predators to the West Coast could help control the spread of sea urchins that are devouring kelp.

5 martie 2023 | NYTimes

New Treatment Could Help Fix the Heart’s ‘Forgotten Valve’

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Patients with leaking tricuspid valves in a research trial saw improvements with a procedure that does not require a risky open-heart surgery.

4 martie 2023 | NYTimes

A Statin Alternative Joins Drugs That Can Reduce Heart Attack Risk

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Bempedoic acid lowers cholesterol, and a study found a modest effect on cardiac illness. But whether patients are any more willing to take it remains to be seen, experts said.

4 martie 2023 | NYTimes

Justin O. Schmidt, Entomologist Known as ‘King of Sting,’ Dies at 75

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Studying the venom of bees, wasps and ants, he was stung hundreds of times and famously ranked the stings in a colorful pain scale index.

3 martie 2023 | NYTimes

In Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs, Geneticists Find Nuclear Families

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A new study is the first step in an effort to understand how exposure to chronic, low-level radiation has affected the area’s dogs.

3 martie 2023 | NYTimes

In Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs, Geneticists Find Nuclear Families

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A new study is the first step in an effort to understand how exposure to chronic, low-level radiation has affected the area’s dogs.

3 martie 2023 | NYTimes

Mutant, Parasitic Impostor Queens Lurk in Ant Colonies

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Scientists isolated a “supergene” that seems to transform raider ants into freeloaders with attributes similar to queens found in other species.

3 martie 2023 | NYTimes

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