Science

It almost sounds like a playground taunt: You look like bird poop and smell like it too.For the aptly named bird dung crab spiders residing in Southeast Asia’s tropical rain forests, such looks and smells are essential to survival in an…

Tech start-up women wrote to her thanking her for sharing their feelings, Ms. Esponnette said.Lola Priego, 30, the founder of Base, which offers home blood and saliva tests done in traditional laboratories, hears a Theranos comparison at…

The study is the latest in the growing field of rapid attribution science, which examines extreme weather events like downpours and heat waves to see whether they were influenced by climate change, and if so, to what extent. It was…

It may be time to retire the term "gentle giant".Researchers in the Seychelles have filmed a giant tortoise chasing and devouring a tern chick in one go. The scientists involved in the discovery say it is the first time that such an act…

Was the Tyrannosaurus Rex a foodie?The dinosaur, which was entrenched in popular notion as a ruthless predator that chewed on every unfortunate creature that came its way, actually had a jaw full of nerve endings that made it a more…

Als das Coronavirus letztes Jahr auftauchte, war niemand darauf vorbereitet, dass es so lange und heimtückisch in jeden Aspekt des täglichen Lebens eindringt. Die Pandemie hat die Amerikaner in den letzten 18 Monaten jeden Tag gezwungen,…

The owner of Geronimo - a plump, soft, highly divisive 8-year-old alpaca - lost her last legal effort on Wednesday to save him from execution.A UK high court rejected Helen Macdonald's attempt to halt the warrant for Geronimo, who is…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Saturday that he had tested negative for the coronavirus four days after testing positive. He said he would remain in quarantine at the recommendation of the doctors.In a video posted on Twitter, Mr.…

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and gives a behind-the-scenes look at how our journalism comes together.As the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan accelerated at a breathtaking pace, the New York Times quickly switched to…

If you've ever scuba diving and a two-meter-long sea snake storms out of the shadows, here's what you should know.First, stay calm. Although sea snakes rarely attack scuba divers, a venomous bite can quickly be fatal, as was the case with…