Science Times: Where is physics headed?

Plus: What do we owe lab animals?

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story January 24, 2023 Ariel Davis OUT THERE Where is Physics Headed (and How Soon Do We Get There)? Two leading scientists discuss the future of their field. By Dennis Overbye Mladen Antonov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images What Do We Owe Lab Animals? The standard ethical guidelines encourage minimizing the use of, and harm to, animals used in research. Some experts propose an additional courtesy: repayment. By Brandon Keim Oxford Science Archive, via Getty Images What Happened to All of Science's Big Breakthroughs? A new study finds a steady drop since 1945 in disruptive feats as a share of the world's booming enterprise in scientific and technological advancement. By William J. Broad Dado Galdieri for The New York Times A Dilemma for Governments: How to Pay for Million-Dollar Therapies A wave of transformative but hugely expensive treatments is challenging the budgets of health systems in wealthy nations. Now countries with far fewer resources are wrestling with how to cover the therapies. By Rebecca Robbins, Stephanie Nolen and Dado Galdieri Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Email us Let us know how we're doing at sciencenewsletter@nytimes.com. Ian C. Bates for The New York Times A 'Big Night' for Newts, and for a California Newt Brigade Salamanders get a little help across the road from some two-legged friends in Northern California. By Annie Roth and Ian C. Bates Rostislav Zatonskiy/Alamy TRILOBITES Earth's Inner Core: A Shifting, Spinning Mystery's Latest Twist Researchers proposed a model with a 70-year rotation cycle of our planet's iron heart, and report that we're in the middle of one of its big shifts. By Robin George Andrews Dan Bartlett, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images How to Watch the 'Green Comet' in Night Skies The last time the comet got this close to Earth was during the Stone Age. 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