Science
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The Navy’s Dolphins Have a Few Things to Tell Us About Aging
SAN DIEGO — White caps were breaking in the bay and the rain was blowing sideways, but at Naval Base…
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When Your Old Fishing Buddy Has a Snout and a Blowhole
Bottlenose dolphins help Brazilian fishermen pull in their catch, and researchers have worked out what the marine mammals get from…
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What the Bog Bodies Knew
When Roy van Beek was a teenager in the Netherlands in the early 1990s, he made a field trip to…
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Expert Panel Votes for Stricter Rules on Risky Virus Research
The White House will decide whether to adopt the panel’s recommendations on so-called gain of function experiments.
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Newly Discovered Asteroid to Pass Close to Earth Tonight
First detected just days ago, 2023 BU will approach within 2,200 miles of our planet’s surface before moving on.
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N.I.H. Did Not Properly Track a Group Studying Coronaviruses, Report Finds
An internal federal watchdog said that the health agency had not given adequate oversight to EcoHealth Alliance, which had been…
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A New View of the Most Explosive Moon in the Solar System
Recent strange activity around Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io, confused and excited scientists.
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Where is Physics Headed (and How Soon Do We Get There)?
The future belongs to those who prepare for it, as scientists who petition federal agencies like NASA and the Department…
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A ‘Big Night’ for Newts, and for a California Newt Brigade
California is experiencing one of its wettest winters in recent history following a series of atmospheric rivers that hit the…
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Earth’s Inner Core Paused, Then Reversed Its Spin. This Is Fine.
Researchers proposed a model with a 70-year rotation cycle of our planet’s iron heart, and report that we’re in the…
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