Lizard and Palm Tree

Pregnancy loss and evolution of sex linked by…

[caption id="attachment_12840" align="alignright" width="252"] Dan Levitis[/caption] After Dan Levitis and his wife lost two pregnancies, before having their three children, he was drawn to investigate why pregnancy loss is so common, and whether other living beings face…

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Rice expert available to discuss Aug. 21 eclipse

Space scientist and 'umbraphile' Patricia Reiff has witnessed dozens of eclipses [caption id="attachment_12831" align="alignnone" width="1421"] U.S. total eclipse map courtesy of NASA[/caption] HOUSTON -- Rice University space scientist Patricia Reiff, who has traveled tens of…

Paolo and Mares node full image 2

Paolo and Mares

[caption id="attachment_12828" align="alignright" width="240"] Credit: ESA/NASA[/caption] The newest crewmember on the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, has hit the ground running. After arriving in the early hours of 29 July and taking the…