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Matter. It’s the stuff of everything — large and small. Carl Zimmer writes about it all in a weekly column appearing on Thursdays.
Our bodies are home to trillions of viruses, and new research hints that some of them may actually be keeping us healthy.
November 19, 2014, Wednesday
A new study suggests that the behavior of male animals killing unrelated infants evolved independently in a number of separate animal lineages.
November 13, 2014, Thursday
A new study of infant monkeys demonstrates that a hormone present in a mother’s milk can have profound effects on how her offspring develops.
November 6, 2014, Thursday
New studies of genomes thousands of years old have allowed scientists to see bits of history playing out over time, revealing that Europeans today have genes from three very different populations.
October 30, 2014, Thursday
Flu season will bring a virus that spreads far faster than Ebola, and will kill thousands.
October 24, 2014, Friday
The genetic material, extracted from a Siberian fossil, supported a hypothesis that early humans interbred with Neanderthals, and their interaction occurred between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago.
October 23, 2014, Thursday
A study of pathogens carried by New York City rats surprises public health officials.
October 14, 2014, Tuesday
A new study suggests that some parts of the world are evolutionary incubators, producing superior competitors primed to thrive in other environments.
October 9, 2014, Thursday
A new study suggests that humans’ melatonin-driven sleep cycles started some 700 million years ago, in worms.