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Viewfinders Make Fall Foliage Pop for the Colorblind in Virginia
Specialized viewfinders installed across state parks let visitors with red-green colorblindness see more distinct colors.
Biden Officials Stave Off Sticker Shock on Medicare Drug Premiums
Federal regulators spent billions of dollars to avoid a spike in costs for older Americans that could have been politically damaging to the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Titan Sub Hearing: What We’ve Learned So Far
Contrary to public reports last year, the passengers probably had no idea that the vessel was about to implode.
Possible Cluster of Human Bird-Flu Infections Expands in Missouri
Seven people in contact with a patient hospitalized with bird flu also developed symptoms, the C.D.C. reported. Some are undergoing further tests.
Acadia Healthcare Says It Faces New Federal Investigations
Shares of the company, one of the largest chains of for-profit psychiatric hospitals, were down 25 percent at one point.
Risk of Heart Defects Higher in Babies Conceived With I.V.F.
The birth defects were more likely, but still very uncommon, in infants conceived through certain fertility treatments, a large study found.
Things Are Looking Up for Africa’s Upside-Down Baobab Trees
A researcher followed up on a study warning that the massive trees were in danger, and found many venerable specimens thriving.
F.D.A. Approves a New Antipsychotic Drug
Available antipsychotic treatments work by blocking dopamine receptors. The new drug, Cobenfy, takes a different approach.
Acadia Hospitals Reach $20 Million Settlement With Justice Dept.
The F.B.I. is also investigating the large chain of psychiatric hospitals for holding patients longer than what is medically necessary.
The Global Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
Health experts, gathering at the U.N., have begun to shift their focus to try to provide access to basic drugs in countries where preventable deaths from infections occur too frequently.
A Patchwork of Cannabis Laws Creates Health Risks, Study Finds
A new report calls for public education and closing of legal loopholes to keep the public safe.
This Fish Evolved Legs That It Uses to Taste Stuff on the Seafloor
While the sea robin has legs, it still doesn’t need a bicycle.
The Sun Will Destroy the Earth One Day, Right? Maybe Not.
Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star.
A Remote Alaskan Island Is on High Alert for a Rat
Wildlife experts fear that a rat could disrupt the island’s delicate balance, so they are pulling out all the stops.
A Leggy Tyrannosaur Emerges From a Mexican Desert
Scientists say that the fossil of a close relative of Tyrannosaur rex bolsters their case for a distinctive southern population of the fearsome dinosaurs.
World’s Oldest Cheese Stood Alone for 3,600 Years
The cheese was dug up with mummified human remains in the Xinjiang region of China and offers insights into the origins of the dairy product known as kefir.
Lawmakers Seek Inquiry Into F.D.A. Device Chief’s Potential Conflicts
A top medical device regulator’s work overlapped at times with his wife’s legal representation of clients with business before the agency.
Astronomers Spot a Black Hole with a Cosmic Wingspan
Astronomers have discovered a black hole emitting energy in jets longer than the width of 140 Milky Way galaxies.
A London Museum’s Evolution Garden Offers a 540-Million-Year Journey
This newly redesigned space at the Natural History Museum in London traces 540 million years of the past while creating an outdoor laboratory for the future.
Study Finds Climate Change Doubled Likelihood of Recent European Floods
Storm Boris dumped record amounts of rain over Central and Eastern Europe this month. A new study found climate change made the deluge more likely.