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New Study Shows Heat Waves Make People Age Faster
Exposure to heat waves over just two years could add up to 12 extra days of age-related health damage.
Cities Move Away From Strategies That Make Drug Use Safer
San Francisco, Philadelphia and others are retreating from “harm reduction” strategies that have helped reduce deaths but which critics, including Trump, say have contributed to pervasive public drug use.
Should I Get a Portable Induction Cooktop?
If you’re cooking with gas, it might help your health and the environment. Here’s why.
SpaceX Starship 10th Test Flight: How and When to Watch the Launch
After setbacks in its last three flight attempts, Elon Musk’s company has a lot riding on the latest trip of its Starship prototype.
Green Funerals Are Becoming a Popular Choice for Environmentally Conscious Americans
More Americans are choosing burials in which everything is biodegradable.
Where U.S. Medicines Are Made and How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect Them
President Trump’s planned pharmaceutical tariffs threaten to hit many of the most common and well-known drugs that Americans take.
Covid Vaccine Opponent Tapped to Lead Federal Review Team
Panel members have been given a broad mandate, despite pleas from C.D.C. employees asking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop spreading misinformation.
Scientists Split Giraffes Into Four Species. Three Are In Trouble.
A reassessment of the iconic species has “some dramatic implications for how we view giraffe conservation across Africa,” a new study concludes.
What to Know About Plague After a New Case in California
It is not just a scourge of the Middle Ages. Plague still exists, though it is rare. Here’s what to look for and how to protect yourself.
Was Head-Binding an Ancient Way to Get Ahead?
For some cultures, the practice of cranial deformation may have offered individuals a path to privilege later in their lives.
Nathaniel B. Palmer, a U.S. Icebreaker, May Have Sailed Its Last Expedition
The decommissioning would leave the United States with no icebreaker to study the southern seas and cede scientific leadership to rival countries like China.
Congo Has Astronomical Rates of Sexual Violence. Now Victims Have Lost Access to Care.
The conflict that has put rebels in control of much of the east of the country has left victims with no legal recourse and dismantled many of the clinics that offered care.
Tracking the Aftermath From Erin on the Ocean
Meteorologists piece together the aftereffects in a hurricane’s path, and look ahead to potential future storms.
Trump Budget Office Is Withholding H.I.V. Funds That Congress Appropriated
Lawmakers allocated $6 billion this fiscal year for PEPFAR, the H.I.V. prevention and treatment program, but the administration has indicated it will release less than half of that.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research
The court’s order was fractured, with the justices splitting over whether individual cancellations and the policy behind them could be challenged in a federal trial court.
A Huge Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. Now It’s Spectacular.
Hidden River Cave was once filled with heavy metals and sewage that made the surrounding town smell awful. After a cleanup, it became a tourist draw.
Dusky Gopher Frogs Are Making a Comeback in Mississippi
Fewer than 100 dusky gopher frogs were known to remain. Thanks to some very dedicated humans, numbers are now on the rise.
Why Shop? In Maine, the Library of Things Has It All (Almost)
One town’s effort to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff seems to be catching on.
In Ohio, a Solar Co-Op Helps Families Go Solar for Less
A group of homeowners worked together to navigate the process of installing rooftop solar systems, saving time and money in the process.
The Climate Factors Driving Hurricane Erin
Global warming is changing the way storms behave.