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The bedrock of life: What makes carbon so special and how it can inform our search for alien life
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCarbon Earth Planet Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images When scientists search for...
Is chemical pollution and global heating driving an infertility crisis?
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPlastic pellets and sperm count Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images When the Alabama Supreme...
Alien biology: How will astronomers actually know if they've found extraterrestrial life?
Salon via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMicrobes in space, illustration Getty Images/MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY While nobody really...
These invasive ants have bizarre genomes that defy biology
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoClose-up of yellow crazy ant on green leaf Getty Images/afe207 Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis...
Do at-home COVID tests still work? New research suggests they are less effective than thought
Salon via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBinaxNow COVID-19 at-home testPhoto illustration by Salon/Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images Most of us...
"They're tired of explaining their own bodies": Intersex folks counter right-wing hate and shaming
Salon via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEvery BodyPhoto illustration by Salon/Photo courtesy of Focus Features/Getty Images "The 'I' in...
Wasps are some of nature's smartest, meanest and most misunderstood bugs
Salon via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWasp in flightGetty Images/Renaud Visage Wasps are some of the most misunderstood creatures on the...
Crabs are intelligent, sensitive animals — and some scientists wish we didn't boil them alive
Salon via Yahoo News· 11 months agoYellow crab on the beachGetty Images/Bob Stefko From the "Little Mermaid" character Sebastian to pet...
Will climate change make our planet a desert? Why "uninhabitable" may be the wrong climate framework
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDesert sand dunes Getty Images/MASTER As fall weather bleeds into winter, it can be hard to remember...
Meet Miss Toto, the drag queen serving up shark science in South Florida
Salon via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDrag n' Tag Photo courtesy of University of Miami Recently a group of citizen scientists set out...