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Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots
Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.
Scientist Use A.I. To Mimic the Mind, Warts and All
To better understand human cognition, scientists trained a large language model on 10 million psychology experiment questions. It now answers questions much like we do.
Sea Spiders Lack a Key Body Part and a Missing Gene Could Explain Why
Scientists have long sought to understand why sea spiders keep some of their most important organs in their legs.
Anne Merriman, ‘Mother of Palliative Care’ in Uganda, Dies at 90
A medical doctor and former nun, she found an affordable way to expand palliative care in the developing world, bringing pain relief to poor, terminally ill patients.
Federal Judge Halts RFK Jr.’s Mass Firing Efforts at H.H.S. For Now
In an order on Tuesday, a judge found the Trump administration’s plans to drastically change the structure and mission of the Department of Health and Human Services was probably unlawful.
Senate Version of Trump’s Policy Bill Ends Many Clean Energy Credits
By ending tax credits for wind and solar power, Senate Republicans may have jeopardized billions in investments in their own districts.
National Climate Report Website Goes Dark
The federal website hosting five legislatively mandated reports stopped working Monday afternoon.
Lucian Leape, Whose Work Spurred Patient Safety in Medicine, Dies at 94
Despite resistance from the medical establishment, he found systemic ways to reduce errors, paving the way for a global standard. Thousands of lives have been saved.
The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.
No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.
What to Know About Measles When Traveling
Summer travel raises fears that the highly infectious virus will spread. Here’s how to protect yourself and your family.
With Etch a Sketches and Apples, Math Is Revealed
A new series for the Health and Science section aims to make complex topics easy to dissect, and maybe even help people ‘fall in love’ with math.
Near Antarctica, Saltier Seas Mean Less Ice, Study Finds
Briny warm water is mixing on the surface of the ocean, making sea ice melt faster, a new study found.
Crucial Hurricane Monitoring Data Will Go Offline at the End of July
U.S. officials said they would stop providing the satellite data online on July 31 rather at the end of June.
A Common Assumption About Aging May Be Wrong, Study Suggests
Experts have long pointed to inflammation as a natural part of getting older. But a new paper suggests it might be more a product of our environment.
Data Crucial to Hurricane Forecasts Will Continue, but for One Month Only
U.S. officials said they would stop providing the satellite data online on July 31 rather at the end of June.
G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power
Wind and solar companies were already bracing for Congress to end federal subsidies. But the Senate bill goes even further and penalizes those industries.
Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia.
Significant numbers of older people have the condition. Many find relief with an effective treatment that is being more widely prescribed.
Israel and U.S. Smashed Iran Nuclear Site That Grew After Trump Quit 2015 Accord
Nuclear experts say the president’s rejection of the restrictive deal forced him to neutralize an Iranian threat of his own making.
Stars Passing Near the Sun Could Cause Planets to Collide or Be Ejected, Paper Says
Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new simulations show.
A Special ‘Climate’ Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast.
Nearly half the citizens of the tiny Pacific Island nation have already applied in a lottery for Australian visas amid an existential threat from global warming and sea-level rise.