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The Chimps Who Learned to Say ‘Mama’
Old recordings show captive chimps uttering the word, which some scientists believe may offer clues to the origins of human speech.Jul. 25, 2024 - Science -
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Hints of Potential Ancient Life on Mars Rock
The rock, studied by NASA’s Perseverance rover, has been closely analyzed by scientists on Earth who say that nonmicrobial processes could also explain its features.13 hr ago - Science -
Championship Snail Racing at 0.006 M.P.H.
Last one to the finish line is a miserable slug.4 hr ago - Science -
The Moon’s Most Shadowy Places Can’t Hide From NASA’s New Camera
ShadowCam, a NASA instrument aboard a South Korean spacecraft, is taking pictures of the moon where the sun doesn’t shine.Jul. 25, 2024 - Science -
Fossil Hints That Jurassic Mammals Lived Slow and Died Old
Scientists found an unexpected aging pattern in a mostly intact juvenile mammal skeleton from the paleontological period.Jul. 24, 2024 - Science -
Not Afraid of Sharks? Well, Now They’re on Cocaine.
Researchers have confirmed the presence of cocaine in sharks off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, though questions remain about the effects of the drug.Jul. 24, 2024 - Science -
Pompeii Wrecked by Earthquake at Same Time as Vesuvius Eruption, Research Shows
While the volcano’s eruption was deadly, research shows that many people in the ancient Roman city died in building collapses from the earthquake associated with the outburst.Jul. 18, 2024 - Science -
2nd Manhattanhenge of 2024: When and Where to Watch
After mediocre weather during the event’s first two nights in May, New Yorkers get another opportunity to celebrate longer days, warmer weather and epic summer sunsets.Jul. 12, 2024 - Science -
NASA Built the Viper Moon Rover for $450 Million. Now It’s Canceling the Mission.
Delays and concerns about NASA’s future budgets doomed the VIPER mission, which aimed to search for ice near the moon’s south pole.Jul. 17, 2024 - Science - NASA -
Antikythera Mechanism’s Purpose Is Studied Using Cosmic Research Tool
Scientists used techniques from the field of gravitational wave astronomy to argue that the Antikythera mechanism contained a lunar calendar.Jul. 5, 2024 - Science -
A Slap of a Honeybee’s Wings Sends Ant Invaders Flying Away
Asian honeybees protect their hives by making insect intruders go airborne.Jul. 17, 2024 - Science -
NASA Europa Clipper Mission Imperiled by Chips on Spacecraft
Transistors on the Europa Clipper spacecraft, scheduled to launch in October, may not be able to endure the harsh radiation around the planet Jupiter.Jul. 11, 2024 - Science - NASA -
A Trilobite Pompeii Preserves Exquisite Fossils in Volcanic Ash
A fossil bed in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco is allowing new insights into the anatomies of arthropods that lived a half-billion years ago.Jun. 28, 2024 - Science -
Cannibal Frogs: She Didn’t Like His Song, So She Tried to Eat Him
It’s not easy being green, golden and male, according to a researcher’s observation of attempted frog cannibalism in Australia.Jul. 16, 2024 - Science -
Early Humans Left Africa Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
Scientists have found evidence of several waves of migration by looking at the genetic signatures of human interbreeding with Neanderthals.Jul. 11, 2024 - Science -
T. Rex Dethroned? A Stegosaurus Fossil Sells for a Record $44.6 Million.
The stegosaurus had been expected to sell for between $4 million and $6 million. It set a record in the contentious fossil trade, where scientists fear being priced out of the market.Jul. 18, 2024 - Science -
What Is Aphelion? Earth Reaches Its Greatest Distance From the Sun on Friday
Our planet whirls around the sun in an ellipse, rather than a circle. On Friday the planet reached its farthest point from its star, known as aphelion.Jul. 5, 2024 - Science -
How the Denisovans Survived the Ice Age
A trove of animal bone fragments from a cave on the Tibetan plateau reveals how Denisovans thrived in a harsh climate for over 100,000 years.Jul. 3, 2024 - Science -
Famine Drove Jamestown Settlers to Eat Native Dogs, DNA Reveals
By analyzing dog bones buried at the site, scientists found butcher marks and surprising breeds.Jun. 29, 2024 - Science -
At Paint Rock, Centuries of Native American Artistry
Glyphs and pictographs at a site in Texas represent generations of settlement by Indigenous peoples.Jul. 16, 2024 - Science -
Fearsome Sharks of Today Evolved When Ancient Oceans Got Hot
More than 100 million years ago, scientists say, warming seas and reduced oxygen may have sent some sharks higher into the water column, where they evolved to be fierce and hungry.Jul. 8, 2024 - Science -
Melodies of Popular Songs Have Gotten Simpler Over Time
A new study that reviewed Billboard hits from the past 73 years found a steady simplification of rhythm and pitch.Jul. 4, 2024 - Science -
Bigheaded Salamander-like Fossil Turns Up in a Place No One Expected it
An ancient aquatic predator resembling a giant salamander turned up in an African fossil deposit, suggesting unwritten chapters of how animals moved onto land.Jul. 3, 2024 - Science -
Watch Europe’s Launch of the Ariane 6 Rocket in Its Debut Mission
Ariane 6 reached orbit on Tuesday. But a problem made the European Space Agency rocket deviate from its flight plan late in the mission.Jul. 10, 2024 - Science -
ISS Astronauts Take Shelter After Russian Satellite Breaks Up In Space
The cause of the incident, which added to a growing amount of dangerous space junk in low Earth orbit, remains unknown.Jun. 28, 2024 - Science - Russia -
Debris Found in North Carolina Came From SpaceX Dragon, NASA Says
An object found on a hiking trail west of Asheville, N.C., had traveled to the International Space Station, the space agency said.Jul. 1, 2024 - Science - NASA -
Breast Cancer Survival Not Boosted by Double Mastectomy, Study Says
A large study showed that for most patients, having both breasts removed after cancer was detected in one made no difference.Jul. 25, 2024 - Science -
Reality Show Contestant Apologizes After Eating Protected Bird in New Zealand
A contestant on the reality show “Race to Survive: New Zealand” killed and ate a weka during filming. The contestant, who said he was hungry, has apologized for “disrespecting New Zealand.”Jul. 23, 2024 - Science - New Zealand -
Executives Depart Cassava, Maker of Disputed Alzheimer’s Drug
The chief executive and a lead scientist stepped down weeks after a federal grand jury filed fraud charges against a research collaborator.Jul. 18, 2024 - Science -
Moving In Childhood Contributes to Depression, Study Finds
A study of more than a million Danes found that frequent moves in childhood had a bigger effect than poverty on adult mental health risk.Jul. 17, 2024 - Science -
To Protect Giant Sequoias, They Lit a Fire
After thousands of sequoias were destroyed by extreme wildfires, tribes are conducting cultural burns.Jul. 9, 2024 - Science -
Biden Administration Opposes Surgery for Transgender Minors
The statement followed a report in The Times that a federal health official had urged the removal of age minimums from treatment guidelines for transgender minors.Jun. 28, 2024 - Science - Joe Biden -
E.P.A. Announces Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Totaling $4.3 Billion
States, tribes, local governments and territories sent in proposals aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions.Jul. 22, 2024 - Science - Climate -
Thomas Neff, Who Turned Soviet Warheads Into Electricity, Dies at 80
An M.I.T. physicist, he engineered an East-West deal that reduced nuclear threats and produced one of the greatest peace dividends of all time.Jul. 21, 2024 - Science -
How Real Is the Science in ‘Twisters’?
The original ‘Twister’ ushered in a new era of fascination with tornadoes. Its follow-up may have even bigger ambitions.Jul. 19, 2024 - Science -
Map Predicts Future Chance of Power Outages From Hurricanes
A new analysis shows increasing frequency and intensity of hurricanes could cause more devastating interruptions to the power grid.Jul. 8, 2024 - Science -
NOAA Flies Through the Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Beryl
Gathering data from directly inside the storm can help emergency managers prepare for what’s to come.Jul. 3, 2024 - Science -
The Sunrise Movement Calls on Biden to Step Aside
The Sunrise Movement, expressing concern about the president’s ability to win re-election, said he should “pass the torch to a new nominee.”Jul. 12, 2024 - Science - Joe Biden -
Alaska’s Juneau Ice Field Is Melting at an ‘Incredibly Worrying’ Pace, Scientists Say
The speed of decline in the Juneau Ice Field, an expanse of 1,050 interconnected glaciers, has doubled in recent decades, scientists discovered.Jul. 2, 2024 - Science -
Sharks Don’t Sink. And Neither Does Jasmin Graham.
In a new memoir, the marine biologist Jasmin Graham reflects on her passion for studying sharks and the barriers she refused to let stop her.Jul. 19, 2024 - Science