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A Casualty of Trump’s Tariffs: India’s Nascent Solar Industry
The full weight of a 50 percent tariff on Indian goods took effect this week, undercutting one of the country’s most promising markets for solar exports.
Southwest Monsoon Brings Dust Storms and Rain
The season for strong storms came late. This week, it has led to travel delays, a snarled start to Burning Man and a recharged waterfall in Yosemite.
CDC Director Susan Monarez Departs After Just Weeks on the Job
Susan Monarez’s brief tenure was roiled by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decisions to overhaul vaccine policy and gut a critical advisory panel.
FDA Approves Updated Covid Vaccines With New Restrictions
The agency’s fall recommendations underscore the goals of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to limit access to the vaccines, which he has long opposed.
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals
The president has made no secret of his distaste for wind and solar in America. Now he’s taking his fossil fuel agenda overseas.
This Crocodile Relative Was One of Dinosaurs’ Most Fearsome Predators
A fossil found in Argentina shows that up to the very end of the age of dinosaurs, they faced serious competition from other reptile species.
Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright
A new study reveals some of the crucial molecular steps on the path to bipedalism.
It’s a Night Light. It’s a Plant. It’s a Glowing Succulent.
In a proof of concept, researchers demonstrated that they could bioengineer a couple of hours of light into a common plant.
Like Humans, Every Tree Has Its Own Microbiome, a New Study Has Found
Scientists have found that a single tree can be home to a trillion microbial cells — an invisible ecosystem that is only beginning to be understood.
SpaceX Starship Test Launch: How and When to Watch the 10th Test Flight
After two consecutive scrubs, the Starship vehicle is due for its 10th test flight as Elon Musk’s company aims to overcome earlier setbacks.
Rainer Weiss, Who Gave a Nod to Einstein and the Big Bang, Dies at 92
He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on gravitational waves, which helped confirm Einstein’s general theory of relativity and how the universe began.
Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworm Reported in Maryland
The patient had traveled to Central America, where an outbreak of myiasis, an infection by screwworm larvae, has been ravaging livestock.
This Golden Arsenic Deep-Sea Worm Fights Poison With Poison
To blunt the toxic arsenic in the waters where it lives, a deep-sea worm combines it with another chemical to produce a less toxic compound.
How Bees Engineer Honeycombs on Rough Construction Sites
Honeycomb, a mathematical marvel, is made by worker bees. A new study shows that the insects are very good at adapting to wonky foundations.
China Finds Buyers for Surplus Solar: Africa’s Energy-Hungry Countries
Overproduction in China has led to slashed prices, and buyers on the continent are taking advantage to sharply increase investments in clean energy.
With Little Explanation, Trump Throws Wind Industry Into Chaos
The Trump administration is halting wind projects that had been approved, financed and underway — while providing little to no justification.
SpaceX Starship 10th Test Launch: How and When to Watch the Flight
Elon Musk’s company is trying again to overcome setbacks faced by its Starship prototype after a Sunday night scrub of a test flight.
How the Pygmy Sea Horse Lost Its Snout
The genome of a small, remarkable sea horse offers a surprising lesson in nature’s creativity.
Scientists Perform First Pig-to-Human Lung Transplant
Researchers in China placed a lung from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead man, with mixed results.
Scientists Find a Quadruple Star System in Our Cosmic Backyard
Two of the objects in the arrangement are cold brown dwarfs, which will serve as a benchmark for others throughout the Milky Way.