How Does Bird Flu Spread in Cows? Experiment Yields Some ‘Good News.’ NYT: Science By: Carl Zimmer 29 June 2024 at 05:04 Scientists say that findings from a small experiment lend hope the outbreak among dairy cattle can potentially be contained. © Arin Yoon for The New York TimesResearchers have long known that influenza viruses can infect mammary cells in cow udders and can be shed in milk. But they had never seen an epidemic of cow flu like the one this year.
Famine Drove Jamestown Settlers to Eat Native Dogs, DNA Reveals NYT: Science By: Carl Zimmer 29 June 2024 at 05:01 By analyzing dog bones buried at the site, scientists found butcher marks and surprising breeds.
The Last Stand of the Woolly Mammoths NYT: Science By: Carl Zimmer 27 June 2024 at 11:13 The species survived on an island north of Siberia for thousands of years, scientists reported, but were most likely plagued by genetic abnormalities.
How Flounder Wound Up With an Epic Side-Eye NYT: Science By: Carl Zimmer 21 June 2024 at 05:01 Flatfish offer an evolutionary puzzle: How did one eye gradually migrate to the other side?
How Our Brain Produces Language and Thought, According to Neuroscientists NYT: Science By: Carl Zimmer 19 June 2024 at 16:43 A group of neuroscientists argue that our words are primarily for communicating, not for reasoning. © via Evelina FedorenkoA network of regions become active when the brain retrieves words from memory, use rules of grammar, and carries out other language tasks.
Was This Sea Creature Our Ancestor? Scientists Turn a Famous Fossil on Its Head. NYT: Science By: Carl Zimmer 17 June 2024 at 11:25 Researchers have long assumed that a tube in the famous Pikaia fossil ran along the animal’s back. But a new study turned the fossil upside down. © Mussini et al., Current Biology 2024The fossil of Pikaia, a creature that lived 508 million years ago and may have been a close relative of vertebrates.
Scientists Find the Largest Known Genome Inside a Small Plant NYT: Science By: Carl Zimmer 31 May 2024 at 11:00 A fern from a Pacific island carries 50 times as much DNA as humans do.
Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot. NYT: Science By: Carl Zimmer 16 May 2024 at 14:00 In humans, the energetic cost of pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories — far higher than previously believed, a new study found. © Dr. G. Moscoso/Science SourceResearchers estimate that a human pregnancy demands almost 50,000 dietary calories over nine months, the equivalent of about 50 pints of ice cream.
Why Do People Make Music? NYT: Science By: Carl Zimmer 15 May 2024 at 14:00 In a new study, researchers found universal features of songs across many cultures, suggesting that music evolved in our distant ancestors.
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