The Sciences

Scientists and philosophers should keep trying to solve reality’s deepest riddles while accepting that they are unsolvable

Nanoparticles that attach to photoreceptors allowed mice to see infrared and near-infrared light for up to two months.

Could our universe have been an experiment by an ancient civilization?

The wrinkle-faced bat covers its face with a flap of skin, seemingly as part of its courtship rituals.

Lobster pot spiders spin their webs with a superior thread

They’re extraordinarily accomplished, and they could form a powerful “Science Squad” to help Joe Biden and Kamala Harris repair the damage done over the past four years

The iconic telescope’s tragic end foreshadows future battles over the fate of various legacy facilities

At just four months of age, the birds performed equally well as great apes on understanding numbers, following cues and many more tasks

Despite its “rapid unplanned disassembly,” the company’s highest-yet flight of its next-generation rocket was a success

Photographers and TikTokers can use the method to show how a narrow strip records something different in a series of sequential images

Fossils of small, delicate animals may reveal the early history of gigantic flying reptiles

Gathered by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, the material from asteroid Ryugu will deepen scientists’ knowledge of early solar system history