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The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the ...

During the breeding season, white-tailed deer might use their eyes and noses to navigate signs—forehead secretions on trees ...

High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

While overzealous South Floridians are preparing for the new year by breaking out their puffer coats and Uggs, which many do anytime the temperature flirts with the 60s, something even more cartoonish ...

In 2026, challenge yourself to remain open—which doesn't mean changing your mind, but simply hearing another perspective as ...

We teach communication skills at Stanford University. We’re also parents, coaches, and consultants in Silicon Valley. We’ve been worried about adolescents’ diminishing writing and speaking skills for ...

ONE of three militants, clad in a chadar, attacked the FC Headquarters, Peshawar, on a cold, foggy, dusty morning. It set me thinking about the relationship between weather and terrorism. Weather may ...

North Vietnamese negotiators walked out of peace talks in Paris on Dec. 13, 1972. They had just rejected American proposals and refused to set a date to resume discussions. Five days later, American B ...