![]() Was That a Dropped Call From ET? By BY DENNIS OVERBYE A spooky radio signal showed up after a radio telescope was aimed at the next star over from our sun. Published: December 31, 2020 at 04:00AM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/3hwRiH5
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![]() Cuttlefish Took Something Like a Marshmallow Test. Many Passed. By BY VERONIQUE GREENWOOD It turns out that camouflage isn’t the only talent these cephalopods have. Published: December 30, 2020 at 04:00AM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2WVgpJX ![]() Will My Popcorn Explode? By BY RANDALL MUNROE The odds that all of your popcorn kernels will pop simultaneously aren’t zero. Maybe think instead of the multiple lotteries you’re more likely to win. Published: December 29, 2020 at 01:30AM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2L2cI2q ![]() The Year in Spaceflight By BY MICHAEL ROSTON It started with a literal bang. Published: December 28, 2020 at 08:46AM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/3pAlyDL The Lasting Lessons of John Conway’s Game of Life By BY SIOBHAN ROBERTS Fifty years on, the mathematician’s best known (and, to him, least favorite) creation confirms that “uncertainty is the only certainty.” Published: December 28, 2020 at 04:00AM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/3rG15iL ![]() Eight-Armed Underwater Bullies: Watch Octopuses Punch Fish By BY ELIZABETH PRESTON The solitary cephalopods occasionally join a hunting party with fish, then lash out for reasons that scientists are studying. Published: December 24, 2020 at 04:00AM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2KWsOug ![]() How Did Mistletoe Get Into the Treetops? By BY CARA GIAIMO Before someone hung it up in your home, some animal had to get it into the canopies where it thrives to this day. Published: December 24, 2020 at 04:00AM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/38seDW8 ![]() Which Animal Best Embodies 2020? By Unknown Author It was a rough year for Homo sapiens. Published: December 23, 2020 at 02:14PM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2WIZv0Z ![]() The Wildest Animal News From 2020 By BY HANNAH WISE AND LILY BENSON These are the stories about birds, bugs, fish and mammals that surprised and delighted readers the most this year. Published: December 23, 2020 at 01:52PM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/3nNwey9 ![]() A New Population of Blue Whales Was Discovered Hiding in the Indian Ocean By BY KATHERINE J. WU The whales in the group seem to sing a unique song. Published: December 23, 2020 at 11:06AM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/3pbShiq |
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