Dinner With a Dung Beetle
By SAM WOLSON, LOGAN JAFFE and JOSHUA THOMAS In this 360° video, get an up-close look at how […]
Monthly Archives: April 2017
This Is a Giant Shipworm. You May Wish It Had ...
By JOANNA KLEIN It’s actually a clam, it lives on sulfur and researchers have studied a living specimen […]
Ranks of Scientists Aging Faster Than Other Workers
By STEPH YIN The percentage of scientists aged 55 and older nearly doubled from 1993 to 2008, amid […]
The March for Science: Why Some Are Going, and Some ...
By MICHAEL ROSTON In remarks submitted The Times, some said the president’s posture toward science demanded a response, […]
Scientists and Activists Look Beyond the March for Science
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR On Saturday scientists and their advocates are expected to fill streets in more than […]
‘Genius’ Unravels the Mysteries of Einstein’s Universe
By DENNIS OVERBYE A new series on the National Geographic Channel introduces viewers to the man behind the […]
Do Your Shoelaces Keep Coming Undone? Engineers Explain Why
By CHRISTOPHER MELE Blame physics and “weak” knots for unraveled laces, a phenomenon researchers called “sudden and catastrophic.” […]
Plumes From Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Hint That It Could Support ...
By KENNETH CHANG Data from the Cassini spacecraft suggest that hydrothermal vents could provide ingredients for microbes or […]
Saber-Toothed Cats Paid a Stiff Price for Lunch
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Researchers analyzed tens of thousands of bones retrieved from the La Brea Tar Pits […]
A Lizard With Scales That Behave Like a Computer Simulation
By STEPH YIN Two mathematical models converge to illuminate the process through which an ocellated lizard’s scales repeatedly […]