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For Parents of Children With Autism, There Are No Easy Answers
Two reporters wanted to witness firsthand how doctors and families navigate mixed messages and unproven claims.
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Chinese Technology Is Shifting Climate Politics
At this year’s climate summit, the United States is out and Europe is struggling. But emerging countries are embracing renewable energy thanks to a glut of cheap equipment.
Why Everyone Wants to Meet the ‘World’s Most Boring Man’
Politicians, oil giants and climate activists hang on his every word. The Trump administration has blasted him. How did Fatih Birol get so big?
Blue Origin Launches NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Mars: How to Watch
This will be the second flight of the orbital rocket from Jeff Bezos’s space company and will include a key test of whether it can land a booster stage for later reuse.
Merck PCSK9 Pill Results Point to Extremely Low Cholesterol Future
The drug targets the PCSK9 protein, and could give millions of people a more affordable option to reduce their heart disease risk.
Robert H. Bartlett, Father of Innovative Life-Support System, Dies at 86
He developed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, a treatment that can sustain patients whose hearts and lungs are failing — for days or weeks or longer.
Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before
A pitch-black cave in the Balkans is home to what researchers say is a singular work of cooperation by two usually-hostile species of spider.
Everyone’s Asking How Comet 3I/ATLAS Got to Our Solar System
Scientists who study comets are struggling to keep up with popular speculation that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was sent to our solar system by an alien intelligence.
After Hurricane Melissa, Solar Power Kept the Electricity on for Some Jamaicans
Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said.
The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves
“The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we conceived of life itself.
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
His decoding the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. He wrote a celebrated memoir and later ignited an uproar with racist views.
Leaders at COP30 Climate Summit in Belém Focus on the Rising Toll of Warming
“All we have to do is look outside,” one delegate said. “The sea rises, the coral dies.”
What Trump’s New Drug Pricing Deal Means for People With Obesity
The president’s agreement with drug companies involves a range of prices, depending on dose, product and how you’re paying.
COP30 Begins With U.S. Allies and Rivals Alike Calling for Action
The speeches on opening day stood in sharp contrast to the position of President Trump, who has called global warming a “con job.”
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
Nations were poised to approve the first fee on pollution from ships. That’s when the Trump administration began the threats.
Climate Diplomacy and Hardball Tactics
With this year’s global climate summit opening in Brazil, we offer a glimpse of how the Trump administration sometimes operates behind closed doors.
Past Arctic Sea Ice Levels Recreated by Traces of Cosmic Dust
Extraterrestrial particles found at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean could unlock at least 30,000 years of sea ice history, a new study finds.
Lula Hitches a Ride to the COP30 Climate Talks in a Chinese E.V.
The climate-friendly ride, part of a fleet assembled to shuttle delegations to the gathering in Brazil, sent a clear signal: China is making inroads in Latin America.
What Scientists Are Learning From Brain Organoids
Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom.
Northern Lights Forecast: How to See the Aurora Across the US on Thursday
A strong geomagnetic storm is expected to push the often-magical light display farther south than usual.