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Could Tutankhamun's tomb hold clues to a mysterious Egyptian queen?

Signs of hidden chambers in the walls of the famous boy king's tomb have raised hopes among researchers of finding hints of Nefertiti's burial place—Tutankhamun's stepmother and mother-in-law

Who Were the Vikings? 21 Graves Weave a Tale of Hunters, Nomads and Sorceresses.

FRANZ LIDZ

“The Sea-King and the Sorceress” examines the lives and deaths of the diverse people who called themselves Vikings.

The Times’s New Space Editor Has Her Eye on the Cosmos

SARAH BAHR

On the Science desk, Victoria Jaggard spends her days pondering the universe’s most pressing mysteries.

New York City’s Latest Famous Family Is a Hoot. Yes, They’re Barn Owls.

CHRISTOPHER MAAG

The city’s latest feathered extraordinaires are captivating the Upper West Side with their screeches.

Lettuce engineered to produce meat proteins

Protein-packed leaves might be the key to better meat alternatives

Love blooms on a hostile colony world in As You Wake, Break the Shell

Sci-fi author Becky Chambers on designing believable ecosystems, balancing scientific accuracy with emotional impact and emphasizing empathy over spectacle

Nobel week: light-controlled brains, particles from outer space and mirror molecules

Breaking down this year's Nobel Prize–winning science, from switching brain cells on and off with light to catching cosmic neutrinos in Antarctic ice to building mirror-image molecules. Plus, a 194-year-old tortoise's DNA might hold the key to a longer life.