2017’s Supermoon and Other Moons That Are Super in Their Own Ways
Most of the time, you can shrug off a supermoon, although it is a good excuse to start gazing at the night sky more regularly.
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Most of the time, you can shrug off a supermoon, although it is a good excuse to start gazing at the night sky more regularly.
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR
Each scallop eye is built something like the gigantic telescopes that peer into deep space, researchers reported on Thursday.
By CARL ZIMMER
The discovery of more than 200 of the eggs laid by the flying reptiles that lived during the dinosaur era could contribute to understanding of their early lives.
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR
The shells of tumble-prone saddlebacks on the Galápagos Islands may not do them any favors, according to a new study.
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA
Magpies will eat ticks that drain the blood from elks, but a scientist found it takes the right mix of elk-magpie personality for the relationship to work.
By JOANNA KLEIN
Instead of tsunamis, scientists think that massive stones sitting on cliffs above the western Irish coast were probably moved there by storm surges.
By SHANNON HALL
A new study includes data and photos identifying the big sea creatures — especially the young — and where they like to hang out.
By KAREN WEINTRAUB
Human consumption — not seasonal fluctuations or climate change — is primarily to blame for the Great Salt Lake’s desiccation, according to a recent analysis.
By JOANNA KLEIN
Ambiguities in the 50-year-old Outer Space Treaty may be getting in the way of entrepreneurs seeking opportunities elsewhere in our solar system.
By KENNETH CHANG
Scientists thought that invasive large snails spelled doom for endangered North American snail kites, until some of the birds started eating them.
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA
A study using cellphone call records of more than a million people found that city dwellers continue to be affected by Earth’s natural light-dark cycle.
By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD
An analysis of 3D photomosaics of reefs in the Pacific Ocean could help scientists better understand the health of coral around the world.
By JOANNA KLEIN
In summer, when they move into warmer waters, bowhead whales in the Canadian Arctic rub against underwater rocks to shed skin.
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA
The southpaw advantage may be stronger in sports that give players less time to respond to an opponent’s actions, a new study suggests.
By STEPH YIN