New York Times Science News

1. Increasingly Acidic Seas Threaten Oyster Farming

   Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts may thwart their efforts.

2. Fiona the Pregnant Sea Reptile’s Fossil Hints at the Birth of a New Ocean

   An ichthyosaur preserved beneath a Chilean glacier is helping scientists understand the extinct animals and the world around them as a supercontinent broke up.

3. Antarctica Faces Tense Future as U.S. Science Budget Shrinks

   The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by other world powers may alter the environment.

4. How Parasitic Cowbirds With No Parents Learns What Species They Are

   Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and learn what they really are.

5. Don’t Like Eating Insects? Your Pet Might.

   Could insect meal and lab-grown meat be a more sustainable, ethical way to feed our cats and dogs?