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Comet Fragment Explodes in Dark Skies Over Spain and Portugal
A brilliant flash of blue, green and white on Saturday night came from a shard of an as yet unidentified comet that was moving around 100,000 miles per hour, experts said.The New York Times - Science -
Ed Dwight Goes to Space 63 Years After Training as 1st Black Astronaut
Edward Dwight was among the first pilots that the United States was training to send to space in 1961, but he was passed over. On Sunday, he finally made it on a Blue Origin flight.The New York Times - Science -
Meet the Marine Biologist Who Works for a Hotel Chain
Megan Morikawa of the Iberostar Group is applying science — and scale — to eliminate food waste, save coral and collaborate across the travel industry to cut carbon.The New York Times - Science -
When an Eel Takes a Bite Then an Octopus Might Claim an Eyeball
Videos filmed by divers show that choking, blinding and sacrificing limbs are all in the cephalopods’ repertoire.The New York Times - Science -
Why Do People Make Music?
In a new study, researchers found universal features of songs across many cultures, suggesting that music evolved in our distant ancestors.The New York Times - Science -
Baobab Trees Had a Strange Evolutionary Journey
New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland Africa and Australia.The New York Times - Science -
Fossil Catches Starfish Cousin in the Act of Cloning Itself
The brittle star specimen suggests that the sea creatures have been splitting themselves in two to reproduce for more than 150 million years.The New York Times - Science -
The Ever-Resilient Pupfish Makes a Comeback in Death Valley
The spring population of the critically endangered species is at a 25-year high, a surprising rebound in a tiny desert cave.The New York Times - Science -
Boeing Starliner Flight of NASA Astronauts Is Scrubbed
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will have to wait for another day to fly to the International Space Station in an orbital capsule that has already faced years of costly technical delays.The New York Times - Science -
Republicans Step Up Attacks on Scientist at Heart of Covid Lab Leak Theory
A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak.The New York Times - Science - Covid -
Why You Can Hear the Temperature of Water
A science video maker in China couldn’t find a good explanation for why hot and cold water sound different, so he did his own research and published it.The New York Times - Science -
Tuna Crabs, Neither Tuna Nor Crabs, Are Swarming Near San Diego
Divers and marine biologists are getting a window into the lives of a red crustacean most often found in the guts of other species.The New York Times - Science -
Brazil’s National Museum Receives Massive Fossil Donation
A gift from abroad of more than 1,100 Brazilian fossils aims to step up efforts to rebuild the country’s National Museum, which suffered major fire damage in 2018.The New York Times - Science - Brazil -
Scientists Find an ‘Alphabet’ in Whale Songs
Sperm whales rattle off pulses of clicks while swimming together, raising the possibility that they’re communicating in a complex language.The New York Times - Science -
How To Know When a Good Dog Has Gone Bad
Gov. Kristi Noem suggested that President Biden should have euthanized the family dog, as she did. Animal experts said that such an option should be a last resort.The New York Times - Science -
In Coral Fossils, Searching for the First Glow of Bioluminescence
A new study resets the timing for the emergence of bioluminescence back to millions of years earlier than previously thought.The New York Times - Science -
A New Evolutionary Tree of Flowers? For Spring? Groundbreaking.
By sequencing an enormous amount of data, a group of hundreds of researchers has gained new insights into how flowers evolved on Earth.The New York Times - Science -
How do Cicadas Know When to Come Out?
Scientists are making computer models to better understand how the mysterious insects emerge collectively after more than a decade underground.The New York Times - Science -
Supernova or Coronavirus: Can You Tell the Difference?
A scientist finds beauty in the “visual synonyms” that exist in images seen through microscopes and telescopes.The New York Times - Science -
FDA Approves Amgen Drug for Persistently Deadly Form of Lung Cancer
The treatment is for patients with small cell lung cancer, which afflicts about 35,000 people in the U.S. a year.The New York Times - Science - FDA -
Emma Seppälä Has Thoughts on How to Avoid Kneejerk Decisions
The psychologist studies how to recognize emotions and cope with them. She learned the hard way.The New York Times - Science -
The U.S. Is Getting More Heavy Tornado Days. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why.
The number of tornadoes so far in the United States this year is just above average. But their distribution is changing.The New York Times - Science -
Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower 2024: Peak Time and How to Watch
The event will be active when the moon is just a sliver in the sky, but it is less easy to see in the Northern Hemisphere than other meteor showers.The New York Times - Science -
Northern Lights Are Visible as Solar Storm Intensifies: What to Know
Officials warned of potential blackouts or interference with navigation and communication systems this weekend, as well as auroras as far south as Southern California or Texas.The New York Times - Science -
How to View the Northern Lights on Sunday Night
The best weather conditions for viewing the colorful light display will be in much of the West while New England was “a question mark,” a forecaster said.The New York Times - Science -
Podesta Meets With China’s Climate Envoy Amid Deep Economic Tensions
Beijing’s dominance raises economic and security concerns, and tensions will be high as top climate diplomats meet this week.The New York Times - Science - Climate -
What Makes a Society More Resilient? Frequent Hardship.
Comparing 30,000 years of human history, researchers found that surviving famine, war or climate change helps groups recover more quickly from future shocks.The New York Times - Science -
When These Snakes Play Dead, Soiling Themselves Is Part of the Act
Dice snakes found on an island in southeastern Europe fully commit themselves to the role of ex-reptile.The New York Times - Science -
Alameda Officials Stop Cloud Brightening Study Aimed at Cooling Planet
Researchers had been testing a sprayer that could one day be used to push a salty mist skyward, cooling the Earth. Officials stopped the work, citing health questions.The New York Times - Science -
Here Come a Trillion Cicadas. The Midwest Is Abuzz.
Illinois is the center of the cicada emergence that is on the way. Two groups of cicadas are expected at once, leaving some people queasy, others thrilled.The New York Times - Science -
New Photo of Australia’s Sand-Swimming Northern Marsupial Mole
Indigenous rangers in Australia’s Western Desert got a rare close-up with the northern marsupial mole, which is tiny, light-colored and blind, and almost never comes to the surface.The New York Times - Science -
Ancient Female Ballplayer from Huasteca Region on Exhibit
The statue will be part of “Ancient Huasteca Women: Goddesses, Warriors and Governors” at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago.The New York Times - Science -
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History Seeks New Ways to Engage Visitors
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is rolling out two new exhibition halls and making its scientists more accessible. And don’t forget the dinosaurs.The New York Times - Science -
Exploring Atomic Bomb History Beyond Los Alamos
The Atomic Museum in Las Vegas explains to visitors that Nevada and other states also played a role — for better or worse — in the creation of nuclear energy.The New York Times - Science -
WWA Study Points to Role of Hot Oceans in Recent Dubai Floods
An international team of researchers found that heavy rains were intensifying in the region, though they couldn’t say for sure how much climate change was responsible.The New York Times - Science -
Mountain Goats Are Not Avalanche-Proof
The scene ends badly, as you might imagine.The New York Times - Science -
A North Carolina Museum Hopes Fossils Solve a Dinosaur Mystery
Two creatures unearthed in 2006, and finally on display in North Carolina, might hold the key to a major debate over a certain animal’s identity.The New York Times - Science -
A Megaraptor Emerges From Footprint Fossils, Study Suggests
A series of foot tracks in southeastern China points to the discovery of a giant velociraptor relative, paleontologists suggest in a new study.The New York Times - Science