A colony in Halley Bay lost more than 10,000 chicks in 2016 and hasn’t recovered. Some adults have relocated. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/science/emperor-penguins-antarctica.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
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Scientists Create Speech From Brain Signals
A prosthetic voice decodes what the brain intends to say and generates (mostly) understandable speech, no muscle movement needed. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/health/artificial-speech-brain-injury.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
These Otters Are Popular Pets in Asia. That May Be Their Undoing.
Asian small-clawed otters are increasingly popular as novelty pets, particularly in Japan. Now international trade in the species may be banned. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/science/asia-otters-pets-japan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Trilobites: Watch a Flower That Seems to Remember When Pollinators Will Come Calling
A colorful Peruvian plant dispenses its pollen according to a savvy, memory-based system, new research suggests. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/science/plants-moving-memory.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Senator McConnell, a Tobacco Ally, Supports Raising Age to Buy Cigarettes
Seeking re-election to a seventh term, the senator cited the rise in teenage vaping as a reason to curtail sales of tobacco and other products. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/health/mcconnell-tobacco-vaping-21.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
This Genetic Mutation Makes People Feel Full — All the Time
Two new studies confirm that weight control is often the result of genetics, not willpower. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/health/genetics-weight-obesity.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Rites of Passage: ‘Will You Stay With Me Until I Die?’
My patient had a simple, devastating request. To honor it meant grappling with how a therapist responds to her clients. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/style/therapy-patient-death.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Trilobites: Look What the Cat Dragged In: Parasites
Researchers found that house cats that roam outdoors were more likely to pick up diseases than indoor cats. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/science/cats-outdoors-viruses.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
In India, a Renewed Fight Against Leprosy
Health workers thought they had vanquished the disease in 2005. But it lived on, cloaked in stigma and medical mystery. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/health/leprosy-india-disease.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
F.D.A. Halts U.S. Sales of Pelvic Mesh, Citing Safety Concerns for Women
Boston Scientific and Coloplast were the last two companies selling the medical devices, which have resulted in nearly $8 billion in settlements. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/health/vaginal-pelvic-mesh-fda.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…