Camel on the loose kills two people near Tennessee petting zoo
A camel got loose and killed two people near Shirley Farms in Obion, Tenn., prompting authorities to “put the camel down,” authorities with the Obion County Sheriff’s Office said.
By Lindsey BeverMarch 14, 2022Pig sounds are associated with emotions, scientists found
Researchers put the animals in a variety of situations and analyzed their oinks, grunts and squeals.
By Erin BlakemoreMarch 13, 2022Scientists discover ancient ancestor of octopus and vampire squid — and name it after Biden
The 300-million-year-old fossilized Syllipsimopodi bideni, a vampyropod, resembles an octopus and vampire squid, but with 10 arms instead of eight, two rows of tiny suckers and what appears to be an ink sac.
By Lindsey BeverMarch 11, 2022‘Aseismic’ creeping part of California fault once hosted huge earthquakes
Over 100 ancient temblors in the San Andreas Fault’s central section indicate potential future dangers, scientists say.
By Erin BlakemoreMarch 6, 2022Sky Watch: It’s breakfast with the planets in March
Early in March, find Earth’s neighbor Venus easily in the southeast before sunrise.
By Blaine P. Friedlander Jr.February 26, 2022With mask mandates expiring, people grapple with new guidelines
At Janssen’s Market, in Wilmington, Del., customers and employees are adapting to a new phase of the pandemic.
By Luis VelardeFebruary 23, 2022New NASA mission sheds light on supernova
The first science images recently beamed by the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer back to Earth are spectacular.
By Erin BlakemoreFebruary 20, 2022The rocket part that will crash into the moon is probably from China, not SpaceX, NASA says
The Chinese rocket part probably launched into space seven years ago, NASA said, explaining that the agency identified the booster after analyzing the object’s orbits between 2016 and 2017.
By Timothy BellaFebruary 16, 2022Vaccination during pregnancy may provide infants protection against coronavirus, CDC study finds
Infants whose mothers were fully vaccinated with mRNA shots while pregnant were 61 percent less likely to be hospitalized for covid in their first six months of life.
By Brittany Shammas and Amy ChengFebruary 16, 2022A viral video of birds falling from the sky sparked countless theories. But there’s a likely answer.
Theories range from the interference of 5G technology to a collision with an invisible spaceship, but experts think the flock was fleeing a predator.
By María Luisa PaúlFebruary 15, 2022The coronavirus is here to stay. We now have a tool kit to live with it.
For the last two years, scientists have built a powerful array of tools to prevent and treat covid-19. With vaccines, home tests and treatments, people can coexist with the virus.
By Carolyn Y. Johnson and Aaron SteckelbergFebruary 15, 2022Underground carbon-dioxide storage idea is cracked. And that’s actually good.
In new experiments, researchers at Columbia University are learning more about the technique’s viability.
By Erin BlakemoreFebruary 13, 2022Luc Montagnier, Nobel-winning virologist who co-discovered HIV, dies at 89
His research was instrumental to the development of an HIV blood test and treatments for AIDS.
By Harrison SmithFebruary 10, 2022Stephen Hawking’s doodle-filled blackboard, a window into the theoretical physicist’s mind, goes on display
London's Science Museum said the exhibition provides "insights into a scientist who challenged perceptions of theoretical physics with a playful, imaginative and social approach to work.”
By Adela SulimanFebruary 10, 2022Scientists name newly discovered flatworm after covid-19
The black, slick, hammer-headed, metallic-looking worm is relatively tiny (a little over an inch long), but it has the potential to become invasive.
By Erin BlakemoreFebruary 6, 2022Climate change is altering the smell of snow
As both the atmosphere and the land are getting warmer, the scent of snow is getting stronger, researchers say.
By Dawn FallikFebruary 5, 2022Sounds of a healthy ocean can bring degraded marine ecosystems back to life
Just as big cities draw more people, a bustling part of the seas seems to draw more life. Biologists hope to repopulate stressed regions.
By Ally HirschlagFebruary 5, 2022Watch a mischievous parrot steal a GoPro and capture a bird’s-eye view of New Zealand
With the camera still recording, the parrot soars across a tree-covered hillside before landing on a rocky outcrop and pecking at the device.
By Marisa IatiFebruary 4, 2022Your N95 mask questions, answered
N95 masks are now the preferred face covering to protect yourself and others from the coronavirus. Here is what you need to know.
By February 4, 2022Johan Hultin, pathologist who helped unearth origins of 1918 influenza pandemic, dies at 97
He disinterred the bodies of 1918 pandemic victims in Alaska, allowing scientists to decode the genetic sequence of the flu virus.
By Matt SchudelFebruary 3, 2022