This Coral Must Die
In a lab in Philadelphia, scientists are studying what it takes to kill “super coral” to understand the impact of human activities on the mysterious reefs of the deep ocean.
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In a lab in Philadelphia, scientists are studying what it takes to kill “super coral” to understand the impact of human activities on the mysterious reefs of the deep ocean.
By JOANNA KLEIN
It’s taken two decades to clean up most of Silver Bow Creek, polluted from a century of mining. Now some Butte residents want the last two miles restored, to babble on through the city.
By JIM ROBBINS
Gossamer strands of spider silk serve as balloons to carry spiders far afield.
By JAMES GORMAN
Europe’s migratory songbirds can’t fight off diseases as well as African species that stay put. But that may be to the European birds’ advantage.
By ASHER ELBEIN
After a journey that started in 2014, the probe will reach the space rock on Wednesday to begin studying it for clues to the solar system’s origins.
By KENNETH CHANG
What the implements found with the body of Ötzi revealed about the Copper Age.
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR
The remains appear to be a new species of gibbon, and it was perhaps a pet.
By KAREN WEINTRAUB
Researchers say this is the first reliable evidence that insects can use Earth’s magnetic field for navigation.
By JOANNA KLEIN
Two skeletons and the remains of 11 amputated limbs are leading to new knowledge of combat injuries and medical practices on long-ago battlefields.
By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER
The three-dimensional image showed probable drug-binding pockets on the surface of the virus, as well as distinctions from its flavivirus relatives.
By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER
Researchers say they’ve detected genetic differences that might help explain why some of these creatures on California’s coast survived a deadly plague.
By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD
Astronomers thought they saw an exploding star, but in fact it was a star having its guts ripped out by a black hole.
By DENNIS OVERBYE
Seeing how microbes snatch new genetic material from their environment could help in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
By STEPH YIN
Researchers have solved the mystery of how this small species of giant clam forms its own cave inside the rock of a coral reef.
By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD