Timef 02/24/2026
- Norway’s Centuries-Long Watch on the Northern Lights nytimes.com2026-02-24 16:00:23
The nation’s northern region has led the scientific quest to understand the aurora borealis. This summer, a 10,000-antenna radar is expected to begin the next phase of exploration.
- Leah Stavenhagen, Advocate for Young Women With A.L.S., Dies at 33 nytimes.com2026-02-24 03:00:09
Ms. Stavenhagen started a group intend to counter the notion that A.L.S. was an “older white man’s disease.”
- Another C.D.C. Vaccine Skeptic Steps Down nytimes.com2026-02-24 01:47:12
Dr. Ralph Abraham, the agency’s principal deputy director, has called the Covid vaccines “dangerous.” Other skeptics have recently left federal health roles.
- How a Horse Whinnies: With a Whistle and a Song nytimes.com2026-02-24 00:00:14
Horses, with their high-pitched whinnies, seemed to buck the trend of larger animals producing lower sounds, but a new study explains the mechanics behind the noises a horse makes.
- The Evolution of Eyes Began With One nytimes.com2026-02-24 00:00:07
Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a cyclopean invertebrate with a single eye atop the head.
