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Penguins Take Thousands of Naps Every Day

The birds’ impressive ability to nod off may be an adaptation to an environment of constant interruptions.

2 hr ago - nytimes.com - NYT > Science
A Star With Six Planets That Orbit Perfectly in Sync

One hundred light years away, a handful of planets are circling a star in the same configuration as when they formed.

8 hr ago - nytimes.com - NYT > Science
¿Un medicamento para que tu perro viva más?

Los fármacos para la longevidad de nuestros compañeros caninos están cada vez más cerca de hacerse realidad. También plantean interrogantes.

9 hr ago - nytimes.com - NYT > Science
Some U.S. Wolverines to Be Protected by Endangered Species Act

Officials will add the predators, threatened by climate change and habitat loss in much of the United States, to the Endangered Species List.

15 hr ago - nytimes.com - NYT > Science
Rare Giant Rat Is Photographed Alive for First Time

The people who live on the island of Vangunu were adamant that the critically endangered species still existed. They helped researchers prove that they were right.

Nov. 29, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Science
Documents Show Plan for Leader of COP28 Climate Talks to Promote Fossil Fuels

A leaked document has talking points for the president of the United Nations climate conference, who is an oil executive in the United Arab Emirates, to advance oil and gas deals.

Nov. 29, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Science - Climate
Video: Sea Fireflies Make Underwater Fireworks as They Seek Mates

Tiny crustaceans the size of sand grains sneeze up packets of glowing mucus to impress potential partners.

Nov. 29, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Science
Will Dyeing the Connecticut River Help Keep It Alive?

Hydrilla, a rapidly spreading invasive plant, is choking New England’s longest river. Government scientists are fighting back.

Nov. 28, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Science
Mars Needs Insects

If humans are ever going to live on the red planet, they’re going to have to bring bugs with them.

Nov. 28, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Science
Missing COP28 Summit Complicates Biden’s Climate Credentials

The president is facing some pressure to focus on oil drilling and gas prices at home, while boosting climate ambition on the world stage.

Nov. 27, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Science - Climate
Former Coal Towns Get Money for Clean-Energy Factories

An Energy Department program designed to create jobs and manufacturing in communities reliant on fossil fuels is backing projects in West Virginia, Colorado and elsewhere.

Nov. 27, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Science
Biden to Skip U.N. Climate Summit, White House Official Says

He has attended the past two summits and calls climate change “the ultimate threat” but will miss the talks that are set to begin in Dubai on Thursday.

Nov. 27, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Science - Joe Biden
Why You Love (or Love to Hate) Christmas Music

Like the holiday season itself, the nostalgia that Christmas music evokes can be emotionally charged.

Nov. 24, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Science
Napoleon Didn’t Really Shoot Cannons at Egypt’s Pyramids

But scholars say that a trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film draws attention to the French emperor’s complex and lasting legacy on the study of Egypt’s cultural heritage.

Nov. 22, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Science
Why Warblers Flock to Tonier Neighborhoods

In the unequal distribution of birds and other species, ecologists are tracing the impact of bigoted urban policies adopted decades ago.

Nov. 21, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Science
Freakishly Smart Falcons Run These Islands

The success of wild striated caracaras in a test suggests that the intellects of more bird species may be underestimated.

Nov. 20, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Science