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Great sac-winged bats are a field biologist’s dream. They hunt insects at dawn and dusk, stay awake much of the day and rest at night.“They like fairly well lit places,” said Mirjam Knörnschild, a behavioral ecologist at the Museum of…

Two decades after the blueprint for the human genome sequence was unveiled amidst roaring, a team of 99 scientists have finally deciphered the whole thing. They have filled in large gaps and corrected a long list of errors in previous…

A panel of experts from the World Health Organization on Monday called on the world's nations to place stronger limits on powerful methods of human gene editing.Their recommendations, made after two years of deliberation, are aimed at…

The most promising fossil yet found that could be evidence of Denisovans came from a cave in Tibet: a massive jaw with two stout molars, dating back at least 160,000 years. In 2019, scientists isolated proteins from the jaw, and their…

Perhaps worse, Ms. Cooper noted early on that she had never heard of Brian Lehrer, the beloved WNYC morning presenter, whose gentle scrutiny, nonprofit interviews embodied the station's appeal, and that she hadn't "understood" why he did it…

DENVER - Food scraps and biodegradable paraphernalia are common compost feed, but in Colorado, human remains could soon be turned into soil too.Colorado state law passed a bill on Tuesday to allow the composting of human remains instead of…

Caroline Nicolls will receive an injection of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine administered by Nurse Amy Nash at Madejski Stadium in Reading, west of London, on April 13, 2021.STEVE PARSONS | AFP | Getty ImagesLONDON - Oxford University…

The medical group and another advocacy group, Human Rights Watch, exposed the threats to public health, especially children, from anti-personnel landmines in Cambodia. In a report she called for an international ban on these weapons. The…

An artificial retina would be a tremendous boon to the many people with visual impairments, and the possibility is getting closer to reality every year. One of the latest developments is taking a different and promising approach,…

In China, don't ask the heroes.At least seven people were threatened, detained or arrested in the past week for expressing doubts about the government's account of the deaths of Chinese soldiers in a clash with Indian troops last year.…