Watch the First Meteor Shower of 2025 Reach Its Peak ...
The Quadrantids might be one of the strongest showers this year, but poor weather could make them difficult […]
New York Times
A Century of Human Detritus, Visualized by Dennis Overbye
“Technostuff” built in the last 100 years outweighs all the living matter on Earth. Published: December 27, 2024 […]
How They Celebrated the Holidays 250 Miles Above Earth by ...
The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months ago — held a […]
The Deadliest Tsunami Set Off Work to Be Ready for ...
Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a […]
The Animal Celebrities Who Surprised, Soothed and Screamed at Us ...
Moo Deng the pygmy hippo, Flaco the escaped eagle-owl, Charlotte the maybe-pregnant stingray — they distracted us from […]
The Fastest Spacecraft Ever Heads for Its Close-Up With the ...
The Parker Solar Probe is attempting the closest ever pass of the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. Published: […]
Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island by Amanda Holpuch
Scientists said that the main hazard from the eruption on Monday was increased levels of volcanic gas. Published: […]
A Solstice of the Soul by Dennis Overbye
For his next trick, your cosmic correspondent for the past quarter-century will (try to) retire. Published: December 20, […]
A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn ...
Research on so-called mirror cells, which defy fundamental properties of living organisms, should be prohibited as too dangerous, […]
It’s Time to Talk About Pornography, Scholars Say by Matt ...
More adolescents than ever are watching it. What’s needed, researchers say, are frank conversations and “porn literacy.” Published: […]