Science

Sled dogs have well-known roots in human prehistory. A 12,500-year-old tool found at an Arctic site suggests its possible use on sleds. And archaeological investigations at a known site on Zhokov Island in the Siberian Sea uncovered dog bones and sledding technology indicating that dogs may have been the first …

For a human, a breezy garden is a peaceful scene: dandelion seeds float, leaves creak, and flowers sway on their heads. But if you are a bee, it is a minefield. For a tiny creature with delicate wings, the seeds in the air, the moving leaves, and the moving flowers …

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, perched on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, takes off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, taking NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station. SpaceX SpaceX’s eleventh launch in 2020, a launch of 57 Starlink …

Four production companies announced earlier this week that they would be teaming up to create a film in which an artificial intelligence woman named Erica will be the lead actress. The announcement comes at a time when most television and movie productions are closed or suspended due to security concerns …

Fifty-one people have tested positive for coronavirus after going to a Michigan bar that reopened to 50 percent capacity two weeks ago, as the number of young Americans who become infected with the virus increases. Health officials say the group of cases has been linked to Harper’s and Brewpub restaurant …