The Texas Oil Heir Who Took On Math’s Impossible Dare ...James M. Vaughn Jr., wielding a fortune, argues that he brought about the Fermat breakthrough after the best […] This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on February 1, 2022 by Farzin
Orcas Are Able to Kill and Eat Blue Whales, Scientists ...Recordings in seas off Australia proved that the predatory prowess of killer whales is inescapable, even for the […] This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on January 31, 2022 by Farzin
The James Webb Space Telescope and a Quest Every Human ...Building, launching and deploying the giant observatory required the best of what our species has to offer the […] This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on January 29, 2022 by Farzin
Omicron’s Radical Evolution by Carl ZimmerThirteen of Omicron’s mutations should have hurt the variant’s chances of survival. Instead, they worked together to make […] This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on January 25, 2022 by Farzin
After Million-Mile Journey, James Webb Telescope Reaches Destination by Joey ...The telescope’s safe arrival is a relief to scientists who plan to spend the next 10 or more […] This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on January 25, 2022 by Farzin
Love Triangle Challenges Reign of Japan’s Monkey Queen by Annie ...Yakei became a rare alpha female of a macaque troop in a nature reserve, but a kind of […] This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on January 22, 2022 by Farzin
‘Major Discovery’ Beneath Antarctic Seas: A Giant Icefish Breeding Colony ...Scientists discovered a mammoth nesting ground with an estimated 60 million icefish nests in the Weddell Sea. Published: […] This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on January 14, 2022 by Farzin
What We Know About Unfolding the James Webb Space Telescope ...Engineers sent commands to deploy the mirrors on the space observatory, then latch them into place, a critical […] This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on January 9, 2022 by Farzin
NASA’s Retiring Top Scientist Says We Can Terraform Mars and ...Jim Green has shaped much of the space agency’s scientific inquiry for decades. Published: January 2, 2022 at […] This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on January 3, 2022 by Farzin
E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92 ...A Harvard professor for 46 years, he was an expert on insects and explored how natural selection and […] This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on December 28, 2021 by Farzin