Galaxy Einstein Ring
Can one galaxy hide behind another? Not in the case of SDP.81. Here the foreground galaxy, shown in […]
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2016 Already Shows Record Global Temperatures
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG A report shows that it has been the hottest year to date, thanks to both […]
In Towering Redwoods an Abundance of Tiny Unseen Life
By RACHEL NUWER Conducting a top-to-bottom inventory, researchers have found hundreds of species coexisting with their massive hosts. […]
How Many Eggs Does a Chicken Lay in Its Lifetime?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Rough estimates for the first two or three years of laying, when a hen […]
Lyrid Meteor Shower Is Spectacular Albeit Obscured
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The annual celestial light show, a display of comet debris from several centuries ago, […]
Do Honeybees Feel? Scientists Are Entertaining the Idea
By JAMES GORMAN An Australian scientist and a philosopher propose that the structure of insect brains suggests they […]
The World is Full of Dogs Without Collars
By JAMES GORMAN Three-quarters of the billion dogs on the planet are not pets. A new book argues […]
Parrots: The Highlight Reel
By MICHAEL ROSTON Hundreds of readers submitted charming videos of their avian companions. The Times wasn’t always so […]
The Dogs That Don’t Belong to Anyone
By Compiled by MICHAEL ROSTON and DULCE RAMOS We asked Times readers on many continents – both English […]
Vipers Aren’t the Only Kings of the Quick Strike
By JAMES GORMAN Vipers have been thought to strike faster than other snakes. But new research shows that […]