Newly Discovered Prehistoric Bird Lived Near a Balmy North Pole
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The duck-size creature lived in what is now the Canadian Arctic during a time […]
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Spiking Temperatures in the Arctic Startle Scientists
By HENRY FOUNTAIN and JOHN SCHWARTZ A spate of extreme warmth is linked to climate change, and may […]
You’re an Adult. Your Brain, Not So Much.
By CARL ZIMMER The brain reshapes itself for years after adolescence, scientists have found, raising questions about when […]
It’s a Bird Wearing Goggles, and Flying Through Lasers
By JAMES GORMAN A goggle-wearing small parrot helps scientists understand flight, and disabuses them of some false assumptions. […]
The Brilliance of a Stradivari Violin Might Rest Within Its ...
By STEPH YIN A study of Stradivari and Guarneri violins found minerals chemically infused in the wood, a […]
Penetrating Storm Walls With 8 Powerful New Eyes
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR NASA has launched eight microsatellites that will help scientists predict hurricanes and tropical storms. […]
3-D Printing the Young Universe as a Lumpy Softball
By DENNIS OVERBYE Scientists have devised a blueprint for the early universe that can be brought to life […]
A Master Work, the Ghent Altarpiece, Reawakens Stroke by Stroke
By MILAN SCHREUER Restorers painstakingly removed varnish and overpainting from a 15th-century work, after new scanning technology revealed […]
Climate Change News That Stuck With Us in 2016
By THE NEW YORK TIMES Here’s a selection of Times reporters’ most memorable stories of the year, with […]
Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village
By ERICA GOODE The bears that come here are climate refugees, on land because the sea ice they […]