The Ghost Trees of Chicago
Residents have been covering their trees in mesh to protect them from the emerging broods, and the effect is pretty eerie.
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Credit Launch of NASA Astronauts in Boeing’s Starliner Is Scrubbed
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were minutes away from lifting off from the launchpad at Cape Canaveral in the first astronaut flight of a vehicle that has faced years of costly delays.
CreditCristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA, via Shutterstock From 700 A.D., a Pre-Viking Vessel Rises Into View
On the Norwegian island of Leka, archaeologists have unearthed the earliest known ship burial in Scandinavia.
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Scientists Find the Largest Known Genome Inside a Small Plant
A fern from a Pacific island carries 50 times as much DNA as humans do.
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Unconventional Sex Let Anglerfish Conquer the Deep Ocean
During a chaotic period some 50 million years ago, the strange deep-sea creatures left the ocean bottom and thrived by clamping onto their mates.
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CreditSolvin Zankl/mauritius images GmbH, via Alamy TrilobitesApex, the Largest Stegosaurus Fossil Ever Found, Heads to Auction
The specimen, found by the paleontologist Jason Cooper, could be auctioned for millions of dollars by Sotheby’s.
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CreditNina Riggio for The New York Times Ancient Skull With Brain Cancer Preserves Clues to Egyptian Medicine
Cuts in the cranium, which is more than 4,000 years old, hint that people in the ancient civilization attempted to treat a scourge that persists today.
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CreditTondini, Isidro, Camarós, 2024 TrilobitesHow the Tree Lobster Escaped Extinction
The Lord Howe Island stick insect vanished from its home, but an effort at zoos in San Diego and Melbourne highlights the possibilities and challenges of conserving invertebrate animals.
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CreditJohn Francis Peters for The New York Times The Textbooks Were Wrong About How Your Tongue Works
The perception of taste is remarkably complex, not only on the tongue but in organs throughout the body.
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More in Trilobites ›How the Cockroach Took Over the World
A genetic analysis of the German cockroach explained its rise in southern Asia millenniums ago, and how it eventually turned up in your kitchen.
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CreditErik Karits/Alamy When an Eel Takes a Bite Then an Octopus Might Claim an Eyeball
Videos filmed by divers show that choking, blinding and sacrificing limbs are all in the cephalopods’ repertoire.
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If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for a powerful listening device.
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CreditJunpeng Lai The Unusual Evolutionary Journey of the Baobab Tree
New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland Africa and Australia.
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CreditBaz Ratner/Reuters Fossil Catches Starfish Cousin in the Act of Cloning Itself
The brittle star specimen suggests that the sea creatures have been splitting themselves in two to reproduce for more than 150 million years.
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More in Origins ›Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot.
In humans, the energetic cost of pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories — far higher than previously believed, a new study found.
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CreditDr. G. Moscoso/Science Source In a new study, researchers found universal features of songs across many cultures, suggesting that music evolved in our distant ancestors.
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CreditAlbum/Alamy What Makes a Society More Resilient? Frequent Hardship.
Comparing 30,000 years of human history, researchers found that surviving famine, war or climate change helps groups recover more quickly from future shocks.
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CreditWirestock, Inc., via Alamy ¿Por qué las mujeres padecen más enfermedades autoinmunes? Un estudio apunta al cromosoma X
Las moléculas que se adhieren al segundo cromosoma X de las mujeres lo silencian y pueden confundir al sistema inmunitario, según un nuevo estudio.
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CreditBiophoto Associates/Science Source Fossil Trove From 74,000 Years Ago Points to Remarkably Adaptive Humans
An archaeological site in Ethiopia revealed the oldest-known arrowheads and the remnants of a major volcanic eruption.
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More in Climate and Environment ›Electricity From Coal Is Pricey. Should Consumers Have to Pay?
Environmental groups are making a new economic argument against coal, the heaviest polluting fossil fuel. Some regulators are listening.
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CreditMaddie McGarvey for The New York Times Why Greece Is Betting Big on American Gas
Even as it pivots to solar and wind for itself, Greece aims to become a natural gas supplier across Europe. Among its strongest backers is the United States.
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Under the country’s first “climate superfund” law, Vermont will charge large emitters for climate-related damage to the state.
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CreditHilary Swift for The New York Times Lawyers to Plastics Makers: Prepare for ‘Astronomical’ PFAS Lawsuits
At an industry presentation about dangerous “forever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos litigation, audio from the event revealed.
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CreditE. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune, via Getty Images As Insurers Around the U.S. Bleed Cash From Climate Shocks, Homeowners Lose
It’s not just California and Florida now: Insurers are losing money around the country. It means higher rates and, sometimes, cancellation notices.
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F.D.A.’s Review of MDMA Cites Health Risks and Study Flaws
The agency’s staff analysis suggests that approval of the illegal drug known as Ecstasy for treatment of PTSD is far from certain, with advisers meeting next week to consider the proposed therapy.
By Andrew Jacobs and Christina Jewett
Alzheimer’s Takes a Financial Toll Long Before Diagnosis, Study Finds
New research shows that people who develop dementia often begin falling behind on bills years earlier.
By Ben Casselman
Bird Flu Has Infected a Third U.S. Farmworker
The worker had respiratory symptoms, unlike the first two. But the risk to the public remains low, federal health officials said.
By Apoorva Mandavilli
PTSD Has Surged Among College Students
The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among college students rose to 7.5 percent in 2022, more than double the rate five years earlier, researchers found.
By Ellen Barry
Richard Ellis, 86, Dies; Artist Whose Works Included a Museum’s Whale
Once called the “poet laureate” of deep-sea creatures, he melded science with art in paintings, books and a notable life-size installation in New York.
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Billionaire Plans Dive to the Titanic in a Newly Designed Submersible
Larry Connor, 74, who made his wealth in real estate, said he’s building a new acrylic-hulled submersible that will be certified and rigorously tested to show that deep sea exploration is safe.
By Emily Schmall and Orlando Mayorquín
Health Officials Tried to Evade Public Records Laws, Lawmakers Say
N.I.H. officials suggested federal record keepers helped them hide emails. If so, “that’s really damaging to trust in all of government,” one expert said.
By Benjamin Mueller
Carbon Offsets, a Much-Criticized Climate Tool, Get Federal Guidelines
The new principles aim to define ‘high-integrity’ offsets amid concerns that current practices often don’t cut greenhouse gas emissions as claimed.
By Brad Plumer
Elon Musk Dominates Space Launch. Rivals Are Calling Foul.
At a time when the U.S. government is concerned about its reliance on a mercurial billionaire for access to space, new competitors say Elon Musk’s SpaceX is using tactics intended to squash them.
By Eric Lipton
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