Are your cats having fun or fighting? Here are some ways to tell
Are your cats play fighting or fighting fur real? It turns out that certain behaviors in domestic cats could be…
Reindeer can sleep while they chew
In this busy holiday season, many of us multitask. Arctic reindeer are no exception. Reindeer can eat and sleep at…
Here’s how to give a good gift, according to science
‘Tis the season of giving. ‘Tis also the season of returning. American consumers are projected to spend roughly $960 billion…
The Endangered Species Act is turning 50. Has it succeeded?
While growing up in California in the 1980s, Winifred Frick never saw a condor in the wild. The population of…
These scientific discoveries set new records in 2023
In 2023, researchers made plenty of discoveries for the record books — and the history books. This year’s scientific superlatives…
50 years ago, the U.S. Navy enlisted sea lions and other marine mammals
Flipper joins the navy — Science News, December 22, 1973 Porpoises, sea lions and even whales have been trained to…
These are the most popular Science News stories of 2023
Science News drew over 21 million visitors to our website this year. Here’s a look back at the most-read and…
STEVE and other aurora-like glows perplex scientists with their complex physics
From the pristine dark of his backyard in rural Alberta, Canada, Alan Dyer has taken stunning photos of a rare…
These are our favorite animal stories of 2023
From birds repurposing antiavian architecture to jellyfish that can learn, here are dispatches from the animal kingdom that we went…
In 2023, space missions explored the moon, asteroids and more
To the moon, asteroids and beyond, robotic explorers racked up the mileage in 2023. Here’s the latest status of space…
