Science

About a month into the New Year on Earth, three spaceships will move near Mars. Launched last July, these explorers will usher in a busy year of space exploration, launches, and astronomical events.What follows is a preview of some of the…

I was half a mile in the mine shaft and my heart was racing. I leaned under the low ceiling and could barely see. I followed them and listened to the splash of the male steps in front of me. The water that dripped from above came up to…

What would happen if while I was popping popcorn all the kernels popped at once? Should I be concerned?- Skye M., Portland, MaineDon't worry, all of your popcorn kernels won't pop at once.Popcorn kernels burst because the water inside them…

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at how our journalism comes together.How turbulent was 2020 on the climate front? It was a year when wetlands burned. And beyond the fires that…

The first bird appeared in September 2019.A brown pelican arrived at International Bird Rescue in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles with serious injuries: straight slashes on either side of its pouch that continued to the back of…

As the holiday season draws back and the long length of the winter months approaches, you can fight the mood or embrace it. Here is a playlist of cold weather podcasts, some fiction, some nonfiction, all of which are well told and…

LAGOS, Nigeria - Christopher Johnson was known for two things. His enthusiastic dancing in the street that made everyone laugh. And his habit of hurling insults at strangers kept him in trouble.When Mr Johnson died in late September,…

Michele Miller of Bayside, NY, was infected with the coronavirus in March and has not smelled anything since. Recently, her husband and daughter stormed her home and said the kitchen was filling up with gas.She had no idea. "It's one…

The days have turned gray, the future feels black. We all see red, we all feel blue. Maybe it's the isolated colors that make us fall; Maybe we need a whole spectrum.All the shades of the planet are brought together in "The Nature of…

The National Climate Assessment, America's premier contribution to climate knowledge, is distinguished for many reasons: Hundreds of federal and academic scientists work together to gather the best knowledge available on climate change.…