2020-05-26 23:45:00 {widget1} Rising seas have already pushed Lousiana’s marshes beyond a tipping point, inevitably dooming this rich habitat for fish, waterfowl and other creatures, and leaving New Orleans ever more vulnerable to storms. That’s the sobering

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2020-05-27 00:30:00 {widget1} On Wednesday, an American-built rocket will blast American astronauts from American soil for the first time in nearly a decade. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon will lift off for the International Space Station (ISS) from launchpad 39A at Florida’s Kennedy

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2020-05-26 18:35:00 {widget1} Spinosaurus is a dinosaur that breaks the rules. From the tip of its crocodilelike snout to the end of its paddle-shaped tail, this enormous predator was more comfortable sculling around Cretaceous lakes than stomping after prey on land. No

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2020-05-22 18:16:00 {widget1} Children have started arriving at hospitals with a distinct set of symptoms during the pandemic. The condition is rare — about 150 kids in New York City seem to have it, for example — and strange. Few patients test positive for COVID-19, and

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2020-05-22 17:00:00 {widget1} The tattered leather slipper would have fit a child under the age of 10. Well preserved for footwear nearly 3,000 years old, it was discovered decades ago in the Hallstatt salt mine. Together with other small shoes and woolen and leather caps,

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2020-05-21 15:30:00 {widget1} Plastic pollution in our oceans is a major ongoing global crisis. Researchers estimate that 8 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year. Much of the plastic is dumped carelessly, on land or in rivers, and then carried or blown into

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2020-05-21 15:57:00 {widget1} As government officials begin easing restrictions implemented during the early months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, they are looking for new ways to track and slow the spread of the virus. Contact tracing — the practice of identifying those

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2020-05-21 20:34:00 {widget1} For behavioral psychologist Ellen Peters, the COVID-19 outbreak presents a rich opportunity. Back in early February, with the potential extent of the novel coronavirus unclear, the author and researcher sprang into action. Before the virus had

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2020-05-21 22:00:00 {widget1} Every 50,000 years or so, a nomadic star passes near our solar system. Most brush by without incident. But, every once in a while, one comes so close that it gains a prominent place in Earth’s night sky, as well as knocks distant comets loose

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2020-05-21 16:28:00 {widget1} What is the most common birth date in the U.S.? According to data from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, it’s Sept. 9. In fact, September as a whole is a very busy month in U.S. delivery rooms. And, for those of you doing the math,

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