Science
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First Case of Lethal Bird Flu in Polar Bears Reported in Alaska
The News A highly lethal form of bird flu that has been spreading across the world has now been detected…
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Study Aims to Bring a Tinier Tyrannosaur Back From Oblivion
New research is trying to remake the case that fossils known as Nanotyrannus were their own species, rather than a…
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Watch the First Meteor Shower of 2024 Reach Its Peak
The Quadrantids are forecast to be one of the year’s strongest showers, but they can be difficult to actually spot.
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A Stunning Eclipse, a Moon Race and Other Space Events in 2024
India landed a robot on the moon and NASA brought pieces of an asteroid back to Earth to study. A…
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ChatGPT Helps, and Worries, Business Consultants, Study Finds
The A.I. tool helped most with creative tasks. With more analytical work, however, the technology led to more mistakes.
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The First Secret Asteroid Mission Won’t Be the Last
AstroForge, a private company, wants to mine a space rock, but it doesn’t want the competition to find out which…
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What to Do With a Bug Named Hitler?
Since the end of World War II, no scientific animal name has caused more of a stink than has Anophthalmus…
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How to Create a Black Hole Out of Thin Air
Black holes were thought to arise from the collapse of dead stars. But a Webb telescope image showing the early…
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The Year the Leaf-Cutter Ants Took Manhattan
In January, the American Museum of Natural History’s new insectarium gained 500,000 tenants. It has taken them some time to…
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Give Thanks for the Winter Solstice. You Might Not Be Here Without It.
[This article, which was originally published for 2017’s winter solstice, has been updated for 2023. Sign up for The Times…