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Scientists Are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life

Carl Zimmer: Scientists Are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s...

You only have a few more days to Register & Save for the 2025 NABT Conference! This year, NABT is excited to co-locate with our friends from SABER Midwest. Early Bird Registration Ends July 31st. 

Learn more at https://nabt.org/Events-2025-Conference

The Manmade Clouds That Could Help Save the Great Barrier Reef

The Manmade Clouds That Could Help Save the Great Barrier Reef www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/m...

Something Like Feathers Grew on a 247-Million-Year-Old Reptile

Carl Zimmer: Something Like Feathers Grew on a 247-Million-Year-Old Reptile www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/s...

Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests

Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/s...

Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why.

Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/w...

What’s That Splatter on Your Windshield? Can you identify what insects are pelting your vehicle during your summer road trip? Take this quiz and see what you can learn from these close encounters.

What’s That Splatter on Your Windshield? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

People’s brains aged faster during the COVID pandemic — even the uninfected Study of nearly 1,000 people showed that brain ageing was not linked to infection status, but cognitive decline was.

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Sex at birth is not always random — mum’s age and genetics can play a part Families with three or more boys, for example, are more likely to have another boy than a girl as the next child.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Opinion | Attack of the clever crows What we can learn from the fish crows’ assault on our outdoor cushions.

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This Dinosaur Probably Tweeted More Than It Roared

This Dinosaur Probably Tweeted More Than It Roared www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/s...

What causes obesity? A major new study is upending common wisdom. Many people assume obesity is caused by inactivity and burning fewer calories. But our diets — and excess calorie intake — may actually be the cause.

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Organ age, not just your birthday, may determine your health risks Blood proteins that reveal some organs age faster than others — and that may predict disease and lifespan.

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Inside the Silicon Valley push to breed super-babies Investors say genetic prediction services for embryos, used by Elon Musk and others, are a trust fund for future children. Many scientists are skeptical.

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One potent gene raises risk of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other brain diseases Massive proteomics database links gene variant APOE4 to chronic inflammation.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us

Carl Zimmer: A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/s...

Snakes Use Smelly Musk to Keep Ants Out of Their Pants

Snakes Use Smelly Musk to Keep Ants Out of Their Pants www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/s...

Gwada-negative: the rarest blood group on Earth Scientists find 48th blood group in woman with no compatible donors.

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NABT is proud to announce the recipients of this year's Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (OBTA). This prestigious award goes to teachers who are recognized by their peers. Join us in congratulating them!!

The full list of this year's Awardees is available at bit.ly/2025outstandingbioteacher

Sea Spiders Lack a Key Body Part and a Missing Gene Could Explain Why

Sea Spiders Lack a Key Body Part and a Missing Gene Could Explain Why www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/s...

Are ‘alpha males’ a myth? For most primates, the answer is yes. A study showed that sex-based hierarchies in primates are more fluid than has been assumed, raising questions about the origins of inequalities between men and women.

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A Century Ago, Adolescents Weren’t Fully Human

A Century Ago, Adolescents Weren’t Fully Human www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/h...

How a Parasitic Bird With No Parents Learns What Species It Is

How a Parasitic Bird With No Parents Learns What Species It Is www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/s...

The World Is Warming Up. And It’s Happening Faster.

The World Is Warming Up. And It’s Happening Faster. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/c...

Honey, We Shrunk the Cod

Honey, We Shrunk the Cod www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/s...

The Portuguese Man Of War Is Actually Four Distinct Species After more than 200 years of controversy, genomics has finally started to address the mystery of whether the Portuguese man o’ war is one species or many.

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When Humans Learned to Live Everywhere

When Humans Learned to Live Everywhere www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/s...

What the Golden Ratio Says About Your Belly Button The secret beauty in apples, stars and the center of you.

What the Golden Ratio Says About Your Belly Button www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Early Humans Settled in Cities. Bedbugs Followed Them.

Early Humans Settled in Cities. Bedbugs Followed Them. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/s...

History You Can Eat

History You Can Eat www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/s...