Trump’s NASA Nominee, Jim Bridenstine, Confirmed by Senate on Party-Line Vote15:57, April 19 12 0 The Oklahoma congressman’s nomination languished for more than seven months as senators raised objections to his record, and now additional concerns have been raised.
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Matter: Bodies Remodeled for a Life at Sea
12:47, April 19 47 0
The Bajau, who spend most of their time on the ocean, are among the best divers in the world. Evolution is remaking them, a new study finds. -
Trilobites: Diamonds in a Meteorite May Be a Lost Planet’s Fragments
20:02, April 18 13 0
The space rock crashed in a desert in Sudan in 2008, and the flaws in its embedded minerals are like nothing seen in today’s solar system. -
Basics: You Share Everything With Your Bestie. Even Brain Waves.
07:39, April 16 37 0
Scientists have made astonishing discoveries about the nature and evolution of friendship. Without it, humans suffer significant physical and emotional damage. -
Trillions Upon Trillions of Viruses Fall From the Sky Each Day
16:20, April 13 49 0
Viruses shape the ecology of the planet, but scientists still have only a rudimentary understanding of the microbial impacts on animals, plants and ecosystems. -
Trilobites: The Crystals That May Have Helped Vikings Navigate Northern Seas
11:46, April 06 45 0
Norse sagas refer to “sunstones,” and new computer simulations shore up a hypothesis that they were used to guide ships as far as Greenland when weather was poor. -
Trilobites: How Do You Count Endangered Species? Look to the Stars
08:17, April 05 55 0
Pairing astronomers’ algorithms for star-hunting with drones equipped with infrared cameras, scientists have developed a new tool kit to help conservation and fight poaching. -
Trilobites: In Footprints on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, Signs of a Dinosaur Playground
20:46, April 04 73 0
Ancient footprints left by long-necked sauropods offer a snapshot of the mid-Jurassic period, which has yielded relatively few fossil remains. -
China’s Space Station Has Finally Fallen Back to Earth
21:58, April 01 75 0
China lost control of Tiangong-1 in 2016, and sky-watchers had been waiting for it to re-enter the atmosphere for months, unsure precisely where or when it would land. -
Matter: A Few Species of Frogs That Vanished May Be on the Rebound
14:56, March 29 97 0
A new study in Panama finds some types of frogs are returning, after being decimated by a deadly fungus that has vanquished amphibians around the world.
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