China Readies Chang’e-4 Moon Lander Mission for Launch by KENNETH ...
If the mission is successful, the spacecraft would be the first in human history to land on the […]
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December s Comet Wirtanen
Coming close in mid-December, Comet 46P Wirtanen hangs in this starry sky over the bell tower of a […]
An Insect Flees Danger. Suddenly, It Picks Up a Tiny ...
When running for safety, aphid nymphs crawl onto the backs of their elders. The adult aphids don’t seem […]
Want to Name a New Frog? A Whiskered Mouse? An ...
Auctioning off the rights to name a new species is a decades-old practice. Some scientists think it’s ethically […]
Cetus Galaxies and Supernova
Large spiral galaxy NGC 1055 at top left joins spiral Messier 77 (bottom right) in this cosmic view […]
What a Hungry Snail Reveals About Your Grocery Store Breakdowns ...
Pond snails can overcome warnings from their senses about what to eat if they get hungry enough. Sound […]
Highlights of the North Winter Sky
What can you see in the night sky this season? The featured graphic gives a few highlights for […]
Devoted Dads of the Amphibian World by ROBERTA KWOK
The males of an obscure frog species in Borneo faithfully tend their eggs, undistracted by new mates. Published: […]
The Way the Wind Blows by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
The rotation of the Earth forces winds into clockwise and counterclockwise motions, depending on air pressure. Published: December […]
Puritan Tiger Beetles, ‘Vicious Predators,’ May Soon Hunt Again by ...
The beetles are New England’s most endangered species. Now scientists have begun an unlikely effort to return them […]