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A Fossilized Creature May Explain a Puzzling Painting on a Rock Wall
The artwork suggests that the San people of South Africa have an Indigenous knowledge of paleontology that predated Western approaches to the field.
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CreditUniversity of Pretoria, Library Services Titan Disaster Hearing Upends Earlier Expert Theories on Crew Deaths
Two days of reporting and testifying by experts during a U.S. Coast Guard inquiry challenge the idea that the submersible’s passengers knew they were facing death.
By William J. Broad and
CreditU.S. Coast Guard and Pelagic Research Services, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Study Reveals Bird-Migration Mystery
By outfitting blackbirds with heart-rate monitors, scientists debunked a long-held assumption about the benefits of spending the winter in warm climates.
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Why This Tiny Lizard Dives With a Natural Scuba Tank
Almost every animal in the rainforest enjoys snacking on water anoles, but slippery skin and an ability to carry an air bubble underwater help them survive.
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A $5 Billion NASA Mission Looked Doomed. Could Engineers Save It?
Weeks before Europa Clipper was to be shipped for launch, scientists discovered a potentially fatal flaw that might endanger the spacecraft’s ability to study an ocean moon of Jupiter.
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CreditDavid Swanson/Reuters A Fungus Decimated American Bats. Now Scientists Are Fighting Back.
Researchers have found several promising ways to thwart the fungus, which causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats.
By Carl Zimmer and
CreditGraham Dickie/The New York Times Mapping the Decline of Eelgrass Along Maine’s Coast
Researchers are studying the role of eelgrass beds for carbon capture and the health of the habitat for a variety of species.
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CreditTristan Spinski for The New York Times There Might Be More Than One Way to Make a Planet
Astronomers have found evidence of a process that supports an alternative, more rapid approach to planetary formation, more top down than bottom up.
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CreditALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NSF NRAO), J. Speedie/University of Victoria These Apes Dance Like Someone Is Watching
Gibbons move with rhythm and intention. Dare we say style?
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More in Origins ›Chimps and other apes have been observed making more than 80 meaningful gestures. Three theories have tried to explain why.
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CreditCat Hobaiter Our Bigger Brains Came With a Downside: Faster Aging
A study comparing chimpanzee and human brains suggests that the regions that grew the most during human evolution are the most susceptible to aging.
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CreditVickery et al., Science Advances, 2024 How Did the First Cells Arise? With a Little Rain, Study Finds.
Researchers stumbled upon an ingredient that can stabilize droplets of genetic material: water.
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CreditAman Agrawal Scientists Find Arm Bone of Ancient ‘Hobbit’ Human
New fossils from Indonesia, including the smallest humerus ever found from an adult hominin, belonged to the tiny Homo floresiensis species, researchers said.
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CreditYousuke Kaifu How Did Roses Get Their Thorns?
The “prickles,” as botanists call them, evolved in roses and other plants thanks to a single gene, a new study found.
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More in Trilobites ›These Monkeys Call One Another by Name
Marmosets are the first nonhuman primates known to use name-like labels for individuals, a new study suggests.
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CreditDavid Omer Lab The Terrifying Way That Eels Escape a Hungry Fish’s Stomach
X-ray videos showed that some young Japanese eels demonstrated that they were not content to become a predator’s meal.
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CreditHasegawa et al. These Fossils Are Found All Over, but What Made Them Was a Mystery
Scientists in Brazil identified marine worms that made at least some trace fossil burrows called Bifungites.
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CreditDaniel Sedorko This Spider Uses a Light Show to Trick Eager Male Fireflies Into Its Web
In China, the arachnids seem to somehow manipulate the flashing of a caught male firefly to resemble a female’s come-hither signal.
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CreditXinhua Fu Fossils Show Giant Predatory Sea Scorpions Were Distance Swimmers
Specimens of what appear to be the largest eurypterid species found in Australia could shed light on the sudden extinction of the massive arthropods.
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More in Climate and Environment ›The Hidden Environmental Costs of Food
Damage to the natural world isn’t factored into the price of food. But some governments are experimenting with a new way of exposing the larger costs of what we eat.
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CreditAllie Sullberg ‘Red Flags’ on Climate: U.S. Methane Emissions Keep Climbing
Satellite data shows the U.S. releasing more and more of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, researchers said, despite pledges to cut back.
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CreditDavid Goldman/Associated Press How Colorado Cowboys and Conservationists Joined Forces to Stop Drilling
The members of a self-described ragtag group had little in common, but their campaign could serve as model for future environmental efforts.
By Zoë Rom and
CreditEli Imadali for The New York Times Tyson Faces Lawsuit Over Labeling of ‘Climate-Smart’ Beef
An environmental group said the company, a major food producer, was misleading shoppers with its claims about eco-friendly practices.
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Credit New Look at Landslide Potential Shows 44% of U.S. Is at Risk
A new federal database helps users determine the likelihood of their community experiencing a landslide.
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John Clements, Whose Research Saved Thousands of Babies, Dies at 101
He identified the cause of a respiratory condition that once killed 10,000 infants annually in the United States and helped design a drug that drastically reduced mortality rates.
By Trip Gabriel
Prehistoric Earth Was Very Hot. That Offers Clues About Future Earth.
At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a new reconstruction of Earth’s deep past.
By Raymond Zhong
Asphalt Schoolyards Get a Shady Makeover
Schools across the country are adding trees, tent-like structures and water to their playgrounds as temperatures soar.
By Somini Sengupta
Research That Led to Obesity Drugs Wins Major Medical Prize
Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to stop H.I.V. and for immune system discoveries.
By Gina Kolata and Stephanie Nolen
Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents
Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare?
By Austyn Gaffney and Somini Sengupta
TimesVideoCoast Guard Releases Video of Titan Submersible Wreck
The U.S. Coast Guard released new footage of the tail cone from the Titan submersible at the bottom of the ocean. A piece of carbon fiber is next to the tail cone.
Bulletproofing America’s Classrooms
Ballistic armor companies are marketing protective products designed for the military to parents and schools. Some people see the items as unsettling but prudent; others find them infuriating.
By Emily Baumgaertner and Alex Kalman
What R.F.K. Jr.’s Alliance With Trump Could Mean for Public Health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has long voiced doubts about vaccine safety, has hopes of influencing federal health policy. Could he finally get the chance?
By Emily Baumgaertner
Times InsiderPlastic Waste and Toxic Sludge: A Sweep of a Messy Beat
The Climate reporter Hiroko Tabuchi is interested in all the things we take for granted about our environment.
By Josh Ocampo
Deep Links Between Alcohol and Cancer Are Described in New Report
Scientists continue to rethink the idea that moderate drinking offers health benefits.
By Roni Caryn Rabin
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