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NASA Astronauts Return in SpaceX Capsule, Splashing Down on Earth After 9 Months
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally made it home to Earth after a 17-hour trip aboard a SpaceX capsule.3h - Science -
A Lifeboat to London for Darwin’s Frogs
Males of the South American species incubate their young in their vocal sacs. The London Zoo recently established a breeding colony to save the frog from extinction.19h - Science -
These Iguanas Got Carried Away and Ended Up in Fiji, 5,000 Miles From Home
Genetic evidence suggests that the reptiles somehow managed millions of years ago to make an ocean crossing from North America to Fiji.1d - Science -
Highlights From Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s Return to Earth
The NASA astronauts splashed down on Tuesday in a SpaceX capsule after problems with a Boeing vehicle set in motion a nine-month stay on the International Space Station.1h - Science -
Geriatric Penguins Get a ‘Retirement Home’ at New England Aquarium
Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches and pains of aging.2d - Science -
Video Shows Mars and Deimos Close Up During ESA’s Hera Flyby
The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near distance as the asteroid-chasing spacecraft completed a flyby on Wednesday.1d - Science -
DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts
Firings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Security Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal. Critics say it shows the consequences of heedlessly cutting ...1d - Science -
Williams and Wilmore Are Not the First Astronauts to Have Been Stuck in Space
From a spacecraft’s coolant leak to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, astronauts have gotten stuck in space for a variety of reasons over the decades of human spaceflight.16h - Science -
Who Are Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams? What to Know About the NASA Astronauts
This was the third time in orbit for both NASA astronauts.16h - Science -
NASA Schedules Quick Return of Astronauts in SpaceX Capsule
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the astronauts who had an unexpectedly long stay in orbit, are set to head back to Earth just two days after a replacement crew docked at the space station.2d - Science -
It Fought to Save the Whales. Can Greenpeace Save Itself?
The storied group has a remarkable history of daring protests and high-profile blunders. It faces a reckoning in North Dakota.13h - Science -
Vesuvius Erupted, but When Exactly?
Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began. Two new studies only fan the fire.Mar. 3 - Science -
A Boneyard Along the Thames River Reveals London’s Ancient Burials
Researchers have found dozens of human bones on the banks of the iconic river, many of them thousands of years old.Feb. 21 - Science -
Louis Pasteur’s Relentless Hunt for Germs Floating in the Air
In 19th-century France, the young chemist challenged the theory of spontaneous generation and discovered an invisible world of airborne microbes.Feb. 18 - Science -
Why Are States Banning Lab-Grown Meat?
Mississippi became the third state to ban cell-derived meat, a product not for sale in the United States. But not all livestock producers are opposed to cultivated protein.4d - Science -
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Affects Iran’s Nuclear Inspectors
The president’s halt of foreign aid upended two U.S. programs that help the International Atomic Energy Agency find clues about Iran’s drive to build atomic bombs.Mar. 8 - Science -
Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty
Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is communicating but may not be upright. It is unclear how that might impact the ...Mar. 7 - Science -
What a Crab Sees Before It Gets Eaten by a Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish use visual tricks to avoid being eaten. New research shows how they deploy similar camouflage to bamboozle their prey.Mar. 3 - Science -
Saturn Gains 128 New Moons, Bringing Its Total to 274
The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s history.Mar. 11 - Science -
The Gene That Made Mice Squeak Strangely
A new study suggests that the NOVA1 gene may have been a key player in the evolution of human language.Feb. 18 - Science -
Videos Show Narwhals Using Their Tusks to Play With Their Food
Researchers observed a number of surprising behaviors by the ivory-sporting whales during an expedition with drones in the Canadian High Arctic.6d - Science -
Orange Alert: What Caused the Colors on This Snowy Owl?
Bird watchers along Lake Huron photographed the bird, which has been nicknamed Rusty and Creamsicle. But there is no consensus about what caused its unusual tint.Mar. 11 - Science -
Trove of Ancient Axes Shows Early Humans Made Tools From Bones
Deep in a trench in Tanzania, researchers found dozens of tools crafted from animal bones some 1.5 million years old.Mar. 5 - Science -
How Fungi Move Among Us
Underground fungal networks are “living algorithms” that quietly help regulate Earth’s climate. Now scientists know what makes them so efficient.Mar. 1 - Science -
Embracing Darkness on the Isle of Rum
On Rum, Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary, the island’s 40 residents have learned to embrace darkness.Feb. 24 - Science -
As the E.P.A. Withers, Will Its Museum Follow?
Tucked away near the White House is a tribute to the environmental agency and its history — for the time being, anyway.Feb. 28 - Science -
Early Humans Thrived in Rainforests
The discovery clashes with the traditional image of humans evolving on the savannas of East Africa.Feb. 27 - Science -
Hummingbirds Living in a Hive Found for the First Time
In a remote mountain cave in Ecuador, hummingbirds were discovered sleeping and nesting together.Feb. 17 - Science -
NASA’S Lunar Trailblazer Hitches Ride to the Moon to Map Water for Astronauts
Lunar Trailblazer, an orbiter that shared a launch on Wednesday with the commercial Athena lander, will help scientists understand where the moon’s water is, and what form it takes.Feb. 28 - Science -
NASA Eliminates Chief Scientist and Other Jobs at Its Headquarters
About 19 positions will be cut, including those in offices focused on technology policy and diversity, equity and inclusion.Mar. 10 - Science -
Why Are Cats Such a Medical Black Box?
Many aspects of feline health remain a mystery, even to experts. Our cat-owning reporter learned this the hard way.Mar. 11 - Science -
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling
Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.Feb. 21 - Science -
Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers
Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible.Feb. 19 - Science -
Mauna Loa Observatory’s Lease May End Because of NOAA Cuts
NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.1d - Science -
Biodiversity Talks in Rome End
Delegates at global biodiversity talks in Rome agreed on a framework for monitoring environmental commitments and other measures.Feb. 27 - Science -
Katy Perry and Gayle King Are Among Blue Origin’s All-Female Space Crew
They will be aboard the New Shepard, the centerpiece rocket of Blue Origin’s space tourism business, in a launch this spring.Feb. 27 - Science -
‘The Interview’: Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World
The Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer talks about burnout from covering the pandemic and how bird-watching gave him a new sense of hope.Feb. 22 - Science -
SpaceX Launches NASA’s Crew-10 Mission to the I.S.S.
After their flight was scrubbed on Wednesday, four astronauts successfully lifted off, which will allow two NASA astronauts to return to Earth after an unexpected extended stay in orbit.3d - Science -
Photos Show Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Around the World
The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years lit up the sky last night as humanity, forever fascinated with the Earth’s only natural satellite, watched.4d - Science -
How to Watch NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions Launch on a SpaceX Rocket
The postponement, driven primarily by thick clouds, was the second scrub of the flight since an issue with the rocket on Saturday night.Mar. 10 - Science