Early mammals were all one color, study suggests
The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a ...
Snakes' secret language of ultraviolet color: A hidden world of predator evasion and camouflage
In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A ...
MIT among universities facing Trump administration investigations over DEI
Several universities across Massachusetts and New England are the subject of new investigations launched under President ...
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Dark coats may have helped the earliest mammals hide from hungry dinosaurs
During the age of dinosaurs, early mammals probably lacked the stripes and spots of their modern relatives, having uniformly dark, drab coats.
Trump administration opens investigations at more than 50 universities, including MIT, as part of anti-DEI campaign
The Education Department announced the new investigations one month after issuing a memo warning America’s schools and ...
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Monochrome camouflage? Early mammals grew dark fur to avoid becoming dinosaur dinner
Using their monochrome coats as camouflage, these mammals blended into the shadows to avoid being eaten by dinosaurs at night ...
Jessica Millan Patterson exits stage right
EXIT INTERVIEW — When Jessica Millan Patterson took the reins of the California Republican Party in 2019, the media coverage ...
From Trapper Keepers to to-do lists: How to embrace perfectionism for good instead of evil in Our Best Life
Not sure if you’re a perfectionist? Do you experience “a chronic restlessness to achieve, excel, and advance?” ...
Trump administration warns 60 colleges: Protect your Jewish students — or face consequences
Dozens of U.S. colleges receive letter from the Dept. of Education warning of "enforcement actions" if they fail to mitigate ...
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Diversity Officers, Under Siege, Dig Their Heels In
The critics trying to shut down their work are following a playbook, Harper said during last week’s opening session of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education’s annual ...
The Latest: Senate has just hours left to avoid a partial government shutdown
The Senate is finding itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare ...
10 best games you can get in the 2025 Steam Spring Sale
The Steam Spring Sale is packed with amazing deals, but these 10 games stand out as some of the best you can grab in 2025. Don’t wait too long, though—these discounts vanish after March 20, 12pm CT.