Science
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Two Simple Tricks That Help Owls Stay in Their New Homes
As far as wild animals go, the western burrowing owl is a tolerant neighbor to humans. When new houses and…
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Leglike Limb Regrows on Legless Frogs in New Experiment
African clawed frogs are masters of putting themselves back together, handily regenerating lost tails and hind limbs, when they are…
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Japanese Company Joins March Back to the Moon in 2022
A Japanese company is pushing ahead with plans to launch a private moon lander by the end of 2022, a…
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To Hippos, a Wheeze and a Honk Mean More Than Just ‘Hello!’
Hippopotamuses are some of the most unfriendly creatures in the animal kingdom. “Apart from mosquitoes, they are the most dangerous…
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This Ancient Crab Had Unusually Huge Eyes
Modern, adult crabs are not renowned for their swimming ability or their vision. They scuttle across the floors of silent…
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Bouncing Boulders Point to Quakes on Mars
If a rock falls on Mars, and no one is there to see it, does it leave a trace? Yes,…
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Sprawling Coral Reef Resembling Roses Is Discovered Off Tahiti
An underwater mapping project recently took an unexpected twist off the coast of Tahiti, where deep sea explorers said this…
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U.S. Moves to Drop Case Against M.I.T. Scientist Accused of Hiding China Links
BOSTON — Federal prosecutors moved on Thursday to drop the government’s charges against Gang Chen, a professor of mechanical engineering…
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The Kunga Was a Status Symbol Long Before the Thoroughbred
In ancient Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago, long before horses arrived in the region, another spirited member of the equine family,…
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A Naturalist Stumbled on an Ichthyosaur Skeleton, the Largest in U.K. History
At the bottom of a lagoon at a nature reserve in England, a secret lay dormant for millenniums, hidden by…
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