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Natural New York

Natural New York

Scientists track the city’s wildlife with binoculars, ink pads and motion-triggered cameras.

Among the highrises, in the parks and on the shores, New York City is flush with critters—and not just rats and cockroaches. More…

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Vital Signs

Vital Signs

Chemicals are kept alive in a laboratory with the life support of a mechanical breathing box.

Do Sounds From Space Reach Earth?

Do Sounds From Space Reach Earth?

Scientists strain to hear the universe’s cosmic song

Needles to Ready the Body for a Baby

Needles to Ready the Body for a Baby

Women wanting to get pregnant turn to acupuncture as an option

Vertical Farms

Vertical Farms

A New Dimension in Urban Farming

Gorilla Forensics

Gorilla Forensics

Primate researchers bone up on forensic anthropology to learn more about the lives of Rwanda’s endangered mountain gorillas.

Clam Power in Numbers

Clam Power in Numbers

Scientists at the Nature Conservancy move a new batch of mollusks into Great South Bay to shore up the clam comeback.

Hunting for a Malaria Vaccine: Inside a New York University Laboratory

Hunting for a Malaria Vaccine: Inside a New York University Laboratory

Researchers struggle to produce reliable protection against the malaria parasite.