New Studies of Dog DNA Shed Light on Pets and People
New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them. NYT > Science More...
Lemurs in Madagascar Face an Unexpected Killer
Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare. NYT > Science More...
The Moon Was an Inside Job
New research suggests that Theia, the object whose collision with Earth is theorized to have caused the formation of the moon, came from closer to the sun. NYT > Science More...
A Voyage Into the Art of Finding One’s Way at Sea
Scientists and Indigenous sailors in the Marshall Islands are studying seafaring and the human brain. NYT > Science More...
How to Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak
The moon is far from full this weekend, which could mean good fireball viewing for night sky watchers. NYT > Science More...
Almost Everything About NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Mars Is Unusual
The ESCAPADE mission, which launched to space on a Blue Origin rocket on Thursday, breaks the mold of how planetary science missions typically come together. NYT > Science More...
Northern Lights Are Beautiful, but for Satellites They’re Risky
At least one space launch has been put on hold, as satellite operators and rocket companies manage the effects of the current geomagnetic storm hitting Earth. NYT > Science More...
Blue Origin Scrubs Launch of NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Mars
The second flight of the orbital rocket from Jeff Bezos’s space company was halted by weather. The company may try again on Wednesday. NYT > Science More...
Everyone’s Asking How Comet 3I/ATLAS Got to Our Solar System
Scientists who study comets are struggling to keep up with popular speculation that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was sent to our solar system by an alien intelligence. NYT > Science More...
What Scientists Are Learning From Brain Organoids
Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom. NYT > Science More...