NASA Gets Moon Lander Plan B’s From SpaceX and Blue Origin
As NASA worries that China will win the next moon race, Elon Musk and his company tangled with critics. NYT > Science More...
Why Spiders Are the Ultimate Interior Decorators
Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations known as stabilimenta to their webs. NYT > Science More...
Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too
Anti-vaccine sentiment is spilling over into veterinary medicine, making some owners hesitant to vaccinate their pets, even for fatal diseases like rabies. NYT > Science More...
Videos of What Happens When a Venomous Snake Strikes
High-speed video helped researchers to get close-ups of the attack strategies of three snake families. NYT > Science More...
Two New Dinosaur Fossils Emerge From the ‘Mummy Zone’
A pair of Edmontosaurus specimens found in a Wyoming dig help researchers to understand the process that led them to be mummified. NYT > Science More...
Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in Santa Cruz. Again.
Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers. NYT > Science More...
The Chicago Rat Hole Was Not Made by a Rat
A statistical analysis of an infamous indentation in a sidewalk suggested a 99 percent likelihood that another rodent made the mark. NYT > Science More...
How to Deal With 30 to 50 Feral Hogs
Once a meme, free-ranging swine have become a real problem — one that has given rise to a wide array of potential solutions. NYT > Science More...
Nobel Prizes This Year Offer Three Cheers for Slow Science
The scientific Nobels announced this week — in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry — honored achievements rooted in fundamental research from decades ago. NYT > Science More...
In a Toxic World, Pets Could Be Vital Health Watchdogs
A better understanding of how pollution affects pets could benefit humans and animals alike. NYT > Science More...