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The era of biomedical research on chimpanzees in the United States is effectively over. Given the nearly 100-year history of experimenting on chimps, the changes seemed to come fairly quickly once they began.

"Lab Chimps Are Moving to Sanctuaries — Slowly" is from the November 06, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by James Gorman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Imagine a species that lived in a world of smells and didn’t pay a lot of attention to what things look like. What would members of that species use for a mirror?

"Dogs Recognize Themselves in Test Based on Smell, Not Sight" is from the September 25, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by James Gorman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Tail-wagging, face-licking, jump-in-your-lap friendliness is what dog lovers adore and cat people scorn. But like it or not, the incredible sociability of many — although not all — dogs is universally recognized. It sets dogs apart from their wild relatives.

"Why Are Dogs So Friendly? The Answer May Be in 2 Genes" is from the July 19, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by James Gorman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Fire ants build rafts, composed of themselves, to escape floods. As it turns out, they can also build towers. And for David Hu, an engineering professor at Georgia Tech, that turned out to be trouble.

"Ants, Dutiful Escape Artists, Build Towers in Constant Flux" is from the July 17, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by James Gorman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Not long ago, a physicist at Stanford posed a rhetorical question that took me by surprise.“Why is there so much beauty?” he asked.

"An Eye for Beauty" is from the May 29, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by James Gorman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The birds of the Galápagos Islands are still playing a role in helping us understand evolution.

"How a Galápagos Bird Lost the Ability to Fly" is from the June 05, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by James Gorman and narrated by Kristi Burns .

Darwin’s finches, those little birds in the Galápagos with beaks of different sizes and shapes, were instrumental in the development of the theory of evolution.

"Demands That Change DNA" is from the May 29, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by James Gorman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The hydra is a favorite subject of middle school science. It is a fearsome-looking tentacled predator, but it is tiny — less than a half inch — and lives in ponds. Adult, professional scientists are interested in them, too, particularly the way a hydra snippet grows up.

"How a Scrap of Hydra Regrows a Whole Animal" is from the February 13, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by James Gorman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

In the latest triumph for one of humanity’s favorite insects, bumblebees learned how to push a ball to the center of a platform for a sugary treat.

It was one of those lovely nights when the moonlight on Monterey Bay makes you wonder: What would happen if I put some microbeads in with the starfish larvae?

"The Beauty of a Starfish Larva at Lunch" is from the January 09, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by James Gorman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Honeybees are pretty good at what they do, gathering as much as 30 percent of their body weight in protein-rich pollen to bring back to the hive per foraging trip.

"Bees Are Good at Grooming. It's All in the Hair." is from the May 15, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by James Gorman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Ants are renowned for their industriousness. Ask the grasshopper in the story by Aesop. He had to come begging the hardworking ant for food when winter came because he had frittered away his summer.

"The Secret to Ant Efficiency Is Idleness" is from the August 20, 2018 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by James Gorman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.