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Trump’s Budget Would Clip Bird Banding, and Hunters Are Not Happy
The Bird Banding Laboratory has turned duck hunters into citizen scientists. What happens if it is defunded?
Trump Wants to Close the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investigates chemical disasters to understand what went wrong.
Lung Cancer Screening on Wheels
On the road with a 68,000-pound tractor-trailer that crisscrosses West Virginia, saving lives.
Lung Cancer Screening on Wheels
On the road with a 68,000-pound tractor-trailer that crisscrosses West Virginia, saving lives.
Franklin W. Stahl, 95, Dies; Helped Create a ‘Beautiful’ DNA Experiment
He and a colleague proved a theory advanced by the Nobel Prize winners James Watson and Francis Crick, who discovered DNA’s helical structure.
Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice
New restrictions on Covid shots run counter to scientific evidence, the groups said.
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.
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.
As the World Warms, Extreme Rain Is Becoming Even More Extreme
Even in places, like Central Texas, with a long history of floods, human-caused warming is creating the conditions for more frequent and severe deluges.
U.S. Science Cuts in Antarctica May Embolden China and Russia
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.
A Century Ago, Adolescents Weren’t Fully Human
Looking back at an awkward moment in the history of adolescent psychology.
Anna Ornstein, Psychoanalyst Who Survived the Holocaust, Dies at 98
Despite the unspeakable horror of her youth, she embraced a school of psychotherapy that stresses empathy and the belief that everyone can change for the better.
Some Ways Fireworks Impact Animals and People
Firework displays can harm animals and create bursts of pollution with lingering effects, but there are ways to mitigate them.
How the G.O.P. Bill Will Reshape America’s Energy Landscape
Here’s a rundown on the winners and losers in the legislation muscled through Congress.
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.
E.P.A. Employees Are Invited to Adopt Soon-to-Be Homeless Lab Rats
The agency is cutting animal testing of chemicals. Some scientists are concerned, but in the meantime the rats (and zebra fish) need new homes.
In This Pet Kibble, the Bugs are a Feature
Could insect meal and lab-grown meat be a more sustainable, ethical way to feed our cats and dogs?
Lovebugs Swarm South Korea’s Capital, Drawing Residents’ Ire
Municipal workers in the South Korean capital region are responding to a summer infestation by spraying water, but residents wish they would break out the poison.
Third Interstellar Object Enters the Solar System
A11pI3Z is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered, and astronomers can’t say yet whether it is a comet or a rocky body.
291 Hints That a Chatbot Wrote Part of a Biomedical Researcher’s Paper
Scientists show that the frequency of a set of words seems to have increased in published study abstracts since ChatGPT was released into the world.