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Investigators Blame NASA and Boeing for Starliner Failures

Investigators Blame NASA and Boeing for Starliner Failures

NYT > Science, Feb 19, 2026 - 19:54

Technical and oversight problems left two astronauts aboard the International Sp...

A Rare Glimpse of a Sleeper Shark in Antarctic Waters

A Rare Glimpse of a Sleeper Shark in Antarctic Waters

NYT > Science, Feb 19, 2026 - 15:56

Researchers filmed a 10-to-13-foot sleeper shark off the South Shetland Islands,...

On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines

On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the S...

NYT > Science, Feb 19, 2026 - 15:56

None of the main research on the voyage of the Araon was funded by the U.S. Nati...

How Microbes Got Their Crawl

How Microbes Got Their Crawl

NYT > Science, Feb 18, 2026 - 16:55

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organis...

Lake Erie’s Storm Surges Become More Extreme

Lake Erie’s Storm Surges Become More Extreme

NYT > Science, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

Officials are designing new ways to protect the shorelines from sudden flooding ...

Documenting a ‘Drastically Changing’ Scientific Landscape

Documenting a ‘Drastically Changing’ Scientific Landscape

NYT > Science, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

In the Lost Science series, scientists whose jobs or funding have been cut by th...

These Unsinkable Tubes Could Help Harvest Energy From the Ocean

These Unsinkable Tubes Could Help Harvest Energy From t...

NYT > Science, Feb 15, 2026 - 14:41

Researchers developed aluminum structures that trap air bubbles, making them abl...

Alfred Blumstein, Who Transformed the Study of Crime, Dies at 95

Alfred Blumstein, Who Transformed the Study of Crime, D...

NYT > Science, Feb 14, 2026 - 21:52

An engineer by training, he used systems theory and quantitative analysis to exa...

Constant Sexual Aggression Drives Female Tortoises to Walk Off Cliffs

Constant Sexual Aggression Drives Female Tortoises to W...

NYT > Science, Feb 14, 2026 - 13:54

On a remote island in North Macedonia, male Hermann’s tortoises outnumber female...

A Climate Supercomputer Is Getting New Bosses. It’s Not Clear Who.

A Climate Supercomputer Is Getting New Bosses. It’s Not...

NYT > Science, Feb 13, 2026 - 15:55

The National Science Foundation said management of the machine, used by research...

An Elephant Is Blind Without Its Whiskers

An Elephant Is Blind Without Its Whiskers

NYT > Science, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to ...

El Niño May Be Back This Summer, Bringing Drought and Floods

El Niño May Be Back This Summer, Bringing Drought and F...

NYT > Science, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

The powerful weather pattern is expected to shift into gear again around June, N...

‘Kramer/Fauci’ Revisits a Sparring Match During the AIDS Crisis

‘Kramer/Fauci’ Revisits a Sparring Match During the AID...

NYT > Science, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

At the heart of Daniel Fish’s verbatim staging of a C-SPAN segment is a complex ...

This Comet Stopped Spinning. Then It Started Rotating Backward.

This Comet Stopped Spinning. Then It Started Rotating B...

NYT > Science, Feb 11, 2026 - 21:54

The unusual event, never seen before, might be a way small comets are “blown to ...

Four States Sue Administration Over Loss of Public Health Funds

Four States Sue Administration Over Loss of Public Heal...

NYT > Science, Feb 11, 2026 - 19:23

The states, all led by Democrats, claim the cuts were intended as retribution an...

Portland Lawsuit Alleges Tear Gas Use by ICE Is a Health Threat

Portland Lawsuit Alleges Tear Gas Use by ICE Is a Healt...

NYT > Science, Feb 11, 2026 - 17:52

A novel lawsuit in Portland argues the chemicals are a health threat that have s...

‘Galileo’ Musical, Starring Raúl Esparza, Will Open on Broadway

‘Galileo’ Musical, Starring Raúl Esparza, Will Open on ...

NYT > Science, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

The musical, called “Galileo,” will star Raúl Esparza, and is scheduled to open ...

Can Mountain Lions Survive as Humans Close In? California Is Trying to Find a Way.

Can Mountain Lions Survive as Humans Close In? Californ...

NYT > Science, Feb 9, 2026 - 17:53

A giant freeway crossing for wildlife is due to open outside Los Angeles this ye...

Can Mountain Lions Survive as Humans Close In?California Is Trying to Find a Way.

Can Mountain Lions Survive as Humans Close In?Californi...

NYT > Science, Feb 9, 2026 - 17:27

A giant freeway crossing for wildlife is due to open outside Los Angeles this ye...

These Birds Are of Different Feathers, but They Flock Together

These Birds Are of Different Feathers, but They Flock T...

NYT > Science, Feb 9, 2026 - 17:27

Researchers and volunteers in Texas documented birds of different species preeni...

2 to 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Reduce Dementia Risk. But Not if It’s Decaf.

2 to 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Reduce Dementia Risk. B...

NYT > Science, Feb 9, 2026 - 17:27

One to two cups of caffeinated tea per day helps too, researchers found after fo...

How Are Health Care Costs Affecting You?

How Are Health Care Costs Affecting You?

NYT > Science, Feb 9, 2026 - 17:27

We want to hear from readers who are trying to manage their medical bills and th...

War Came to Ukraine and Its Dogs Are Not the Same

War Came to Ukraine and Its Dogs Are Not the Same

NYT > Science, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

Researchers discovered surprising changes to former pets along the front line of...

Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change

Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revo...

NYT > Science, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

The best-selling author grapples with big questions about A.I., consciousness an...

Hims & Hers Withdraws Knockoff Weight-Loss Pill After Regulatory Scrutiny

Hims & Hers Withdraws Knockoff Weight-Loss Pill After R...

NYT > Science, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

Federal officials had warned that the new product from the online provider of we...

Attempt to Drill Through Thwaites Glacier Is Foiled

Attempt to Drill Through Thwaites Glacier Is Foiled

NYT > Science, Feb 2, 2026 - 15:54

Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable ...

Researchers pinpoint source of black hole's 3,000-light-year-long jet stream using enhanced telescope network

Researchers pinpoint source of black hole's 3,000-light...

FOX News : Science, Feb 1, 2026 - 09:26

A new study has connected the famous m87 black hole, the first ever imaged, to i...

A Predictor of a Good Social Life? Your Parents.

A Predictor of a Good Social Life? Your Parents.

NYT > Science, Jan 31, 2026 - 14:54

A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members duri...

Morris Waxler, F.D.A. Official Who Switched Stance on Lasik, Dies at 88

Morris Waxler, F.D.A. Official Who Switched Stance on L...

NYT > Science, Jan 31, 2026 - 14:54

While at the federal agency, he approved the laser device for eye surgery but la...

Kennedy Overhauls Federal Autism Panel in His Own Image

Kennedy Overhauls Federal Autism Panel in His Own Image

NYT > Science, Jan 29, 2026 - 19:23

The new panel, which advises the government on research and service priorities f...

Camping on Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

Camping on Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

NYT > Science, Jan 29, 2026 - 15:26

After working and camping for a week on Thwaites Glacier, scientists were ready ...

Genes May Control Your Longevity, However Healthily You Live

Genes May Control Your Longevity, However Healthily You...

NYT > Science, Jan 29, 2026 - 15:26

A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best ...

Radar Scans of Antarctica Offer Clues to What’s Happening on Jupiter’s Moon

Radar Scans of Antarctica Offer Clues to What’s Happeni...

NYT > Science, Jan 27, 2026 - 18:55

Scientists are using radar to study damaged ice both in Antarctica and, with the...

Peter H. Duesberg, 89, Renowned Biologist Turned H.I.V. Denialist, Dies

Peter H. Duesberg, 89, Renowned Biologist Turned H.I.V....

NYT > Science, Jan 27, 2026 - 18:55

His pioneering work on the origins of cancer was later overshadowed by his contr...

Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies at 95

Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies ...

NYT > Science, Jan 27, 2026 - 18:55

As a Navy mathematician in the 1950s and beyond, she played an unheralded but fo...

Thomas Fogarty, 91, Who Helped Revolutionize Vascular Surgery, Dies

Thomas Fogarty, 91, Who Helped Revolutionize Vascular S...

NYT > Science, Jan 26, 2026 - 18:23

Drawing on his love of fly-fishing, he developed a balloon catheter that removes...

A New Way to Flirt: Dazzle Potential Mates With Patterns Invisible to Humans

A New Way to Flirt: Dazzle Potential Mates With Pattern...

NYT > Science, Jan 26, 2026 - 15:24

Cuttlefish attract prospective sexual partners by creating a pattern on their sk...

Edith Flanigen, Award-Winning Research Chemist, Dies at 96

Edith Flanigen, Award-Winning Research Chemist, Dies at 96

NYT > Science, Jan 24, 2026 - 13:23

She and her staff at Union Carbide created synthetic materials that improved var...

Pedro Sanchez, Who Helped Feed the Developing World, Dies at 85

Pedro Sanchez, Who Helped Feed the Developing World, Di...

NYT > Science, Jan 23, 2026 - 17:25

A soil scientist, he partnered with the United Nations and other organizations t...

An Antarctic Mission to Recover a Robot’s Data

An Antarctic Mission to Recover a Robot’s Data

NYT > Science, Jan 23, 2026 - 15:55

In the unforgiving polar wilderness, scientists go to great lengths to safeguard...

Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science

Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should B...

NYT > Science, Jan 23, 2026 - 15:55

Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on I...

Louis E. Brus, Nobel Laureate Who Illuminated the Nanoworld, Dies at 82

Louis E. Brus, Nobel Laureate Who Illuminated the Nanow...

NYT > Science, Jan 23, 2026 - 15:55

He accidentally created some of the first quantum dots, tiny semiconductors that...

Some Immune Systems Defeat Cancer. Could That Become a Drug?

Some Immune Systems Defeat Cancer. Could That Become a ...

NYT > Science, Jan 22, 2026 - 16:54

Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lu...

How to Cut an Infinitely Large Pancake into as Many Pieces as Possible

How to Cut an Infinitely Large Pancake into as Many Pie...

NYT > Science, Jan 22, 2026 - 16:54

A team of mathematicians seeks to cut an infinitely large pancake into as many p...

Sonic Booms and Seismic Waves Can Reveal Where Space Junk Crash-Lands

Sonic Booms and Seismic Waves Can Reveal Where Space Ju...

NYT > Science, Jan 22, 2026 - 16:54

The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the ha...

Rising Global Temperatures May Affect Choices for Winter Olympic Venues

Rising Global Temperatures May Affect Choices for Winte...

NYT > Science, Jan 21, 2026 - 15:55

Future games will need to be held at higher altitudes, and spread over multiple ...

Filoplumes Are Nature’s Super Feather

Filoplumes Are Nature’s Super Feather

NYT > Science, Jan 20, 2026 - 16:57

Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that ...

Scientists Set Up Camp on Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

Scientists Set Up Camp on Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

NYT > Science, Jan 20, 2026 - 16:57

Low clouds have lifted long enough for helicopters to ferry scientists and their...

Medical Groups Sue to Block Childhood Vaccine Recommendations

Medical Groups Sue to Block Childhood Vaccine Recommend...

NYT > Science, Jan 19, 2026 - 19:53

The groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say the C.D.C.’s revis...

A Look Through a Century of Times Reporting From Antarctica

A Look Through a Century of Times Reporting From Antarc...

NYT > Science, Jan 19, 2026 - 16:27

Generations of Times journalists have journeyed there with scientists. Their cov...