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Kennedy’s Handpicked Vaccine Advisers Are Set to Meet for the First Time
The panelists will review measles vaccine recommendations and discuss a preservative that the health secretary has falsely claimed causes autism.
Trump’s OSHA Nominee Has a History With Heat and UPS Drivers
David Keeling would take over the workplace-safety agency just as it is considering rules to protect against extreme heat. His former employers, UPS and Amazon, have opposed the rules.
The Evolution of Trump’s Views on Foreign Aid
The administration has gutted agencies like U.S.A.I.D., and President Trump has denigrated their work as wasteful and rife with fraud. His views on humanitarian assistance have seesawed since he entered political life.
Four Astronauts Lift Off on Axiom Mission to the I.S.S.
Sponsored by governments but ferried by a private company, astronauts from Hungary, India and Poland are going to the space station for the first time.
In Vermont, a Soccer Team That Plays for the Planet
The Vermont Green Football Club champions environmental work and draws sold-out crowds, with the help of free ice cream.
This Reviled Pest Is the Unsung Hero of Every Major City in the World
The European wood pigeon helped me appreciate its omnipresent city cousins.
Vera Rubin Observatory Reveals Telescope’s First Images of Galaxies, Nebulas and Asteroids
Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded observatory on a mountain in Chile will transform astronomy.
Vera Rubin Telescope Quickly Found 1,200 New Asteroids
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine.
Vera Rubin Scientists Reveal Telescope’s First Images
Scenes from nebulas in the Milky Way and a cluster of galaxies are a teaser of how the observatory will transform astronomy, with more imagery expected later on Monday.
Vera Rubin’s Legacy Lives On in a Troubled Scientific Landscape
A powerful new telescope will usher in a new era of cosmic discovery, but in a political climate vastly different from when it was named for a once overlooked female astronomer.
‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home
From a lone clinic in Texas to an entire school district in North Dakota, the virus is upending daily life and revealing a deeper crisis of belief.
Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by Citing Free Speech
The firms say their First Amendment rights are being violated when cities and states sue and accuse them of spreading misinformation about climate change.
‘Jaws’ at 50: Scientists Are Still Studying the Mysteries of Sharks
The film’s release in 1975 haunted the reputation of sharks worldwide. But a generation of scientists helped to turn the tide.
Drought Is Hurting Global Food Supplies
Staples including wheat, beef and coffee are all being affected by the lack of rainfall. In some cases, prices are climbing to record highs.
People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug
Most in a small group of patients receiving a stem cell-based infusion no longer needed insulin, but the drug may not suit those with more manageable type 1 diabetes.
Insurers Pledge to Ease Controversial Prior Approvals for Medical Care
Major companies had faced mounting pressure to stop denying or stalling authorization of coverage for treatments and prescriptions.
How Vera Rubin Telescope Scientists Will Deal With 60 Million Billion Bytes of Imagery
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will make the study of stars and galaxies more like the big data-sorting exercises of contemporary genetics and particle physics.
Psych 101: What Is Tapping?
Proponents say that manually stimulating acupressure points can ease a variety of maladies.
Banning Plastic Bags Works to Limit Shoreline Litter, Study Finds
Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted plastic bag bans or fees had fewer bags littering their lakes, rivers and beaches than those without them.
Edward Anders, Who Duped Nazis and Illuminated the Cosmos, Dies at 98
His research unraveled mysteries about the solar system and the demise of the dinosaurs. In retirement, he turned his attention to the Holocaust.