Brian Handwerk Science CorrespondentYou are what you eat, the old saying goes, and that holds true for many animals that regularly ingest poison. For certain species that feed on toxic far... More »
It is a few days after Arsenal have beaten Spurs and I’m discussing the game with 12-year-old Toby. A huge Tottenham Hotspur supporter, Toby is also magnanimous in defeat. He admits that, despite a major second-half wobble, Arsenal (my team) are playing better... More »
In rebranding artificial intelligence as Apple Intelligence, Apple Inc is banking on the idea that people by and large won’t buy the powerful A.I. software that its rivals are developing. Instead, they’ll want really cool hardware that incorporates A.I.It’s a ... More »
One of the new benthic landers is lowered into the Gulf of Mexico via a system of winches and safety lines. Once released, the autonomous platform sinks at a carefully calculated rate until it lands on the seafloor. Kristopher Benson / NOAA ... More »
Last month it was announced that a newly discovered skeleton of the iconic dinosaur Stegosaurus would be up for auction, with an expected sale price of about $6m (£4.7m). In many countries (or parts of them), it is entirely legal to dig up, and buy or sell fos... More »
Today’s puzzles are about deducing the mechanisms behind two extremely puzzling objects: a practical joke cup supposedly invented by Pythagoras and a vehicle that seemingly travels the wrong way.1. Pythagoras’s CupView image in fullscreenPythagoras, the Greek ... More »
The company achieved a key set of ambitious goals on the fourth test flight of a vehicle that is central to Elon Musk’s vision of sending people to Mars.SpaceX’s launch of its mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday accomplished a set of ambitious goals that Elon ... More »
Science may have a new way for men to ejaculate responsiblyHumans have managed to put men on the moon, clone mammals and develop nuclear bombs powerful enough to end civilization in a matter of minutes. One advancement that has remained elusive, however? Male ... More »
This fossilized Buronius tooth is roughly a third of an inch long. Berthold Steinhilber / University of TübingenIf great apes are known for anything, it’s being great in size. A large gorilla can weigh nearly 500 pounds, fo... More »
Carlyn Kranking Assistant Editor, Science and InnovationAfter an evening of trick-or-treating in Maplewood, Minnesota, on October 31, 2003, 4-year-old Vincent Ledvina and his family were h... More »
1. Give nature a helping hand by reintroducing speciesSome ocean species and habitats struggle to recover on their own and need help. Take sea otters, which were virtually eliminated by the end of the 19th century by commercial hunting for their super-dense pe... More »
From brown trout becoming “addicted” to methamphetamine to European perch losing their fear of predators due to depression medication, scientists warn that modern pharmaceutical and illegal drug pollution is becoming a growing threat to wildlife.Drug exposure ... More »