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U.N. Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Finds Slight Progress
The annual U.N. report card finds that, overall, countries are still far off-track from their stated goals to limit global warming.
A Storm Hit Alaska. Now, a Native Community Is Racing to Save Its History.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.
The Workers Left Out of Trump’s Drug-Manufacturing Renaissance
President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines.
In Search of the Simpsonville Massacre
In 1865, two dozen Union soldiers, all formerly enslaved, were ambushed and killed along a road in Kentucky. Archaeologists are still searching for their remains.
With Acquisition, Kimberly-Clark Bets That Tylenol Can Weather the Storm
The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism.
In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks
A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white sharks to feast on their livers.
Moon Duchin on the Math of Gerrymandering
Why the challenge of truly representative democracy is so complex.
‘A Big Positive’: How One Company Plans to Profit From Medicaid Cuts
New work requirements are expected to leave millions of poor Americans uninsured. For Equifax, which charges states steep prices for its trove of employment data, it is a business opportunity.
F.D.A. Drug Unit Chief Resigns, Citing a ‘Toxic’ Environment
The official, Dr. George F. Tidmarsh, became embroiled in an ethical dispute over his public criticisms of a drug and a new program to rapidly approve medications.
What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain
Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.
This Genetically Engineered Fungus Could Help Fix Your Mosquito Problem
In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them.
How to Shop for Obamacare When Subsidies Are in Limbo
Enrollment for A.C.A. health coverage begins Nov. 1, with some staggering price increases. Here is a guide to help you choose a plan while Congress is at an impasse over tax credits.
Air Pollution Could Be Contributing to Your Slower Marathon Time
Marathon runners consistently finished slower in cities with higher levels of dangerous particles in the air, researchers found.
E.P.A. Retreats From Plans to End the Energy Star Program
The agency has faced blowback from business leaders and Republicans over plans to end the popular energy efficiency program.
NASA Gets Moon Lander Plan B’s From SpaceX and Blue Origin
As NASA worries that China will win the next moon race, Elon Musk and his company tangled with critics.
New York Judge Dismisses Texas Challenge to the State’s Abortion Shield Law
The lawsuit was filed against an Ulster County clerk who rebuffed an attempt to enforce a Texas judgment against a New York doctor for sending abortion pills to that state.
Kim Kardashian Calls 1969 Moon Landing Fake. NASA Sets the Record Straight.
NASA’s chief, Sean Duffy, set the record straight after Kim Kardashian repeated the conspiracy theory that the 1969 moon landing had been faked.
Trump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate
President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017.
What to Know About US Nuclear Weapons as Trump Threatens to Restart Testing
Though the country’s nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably obliterate targets halfway around the globe.
Marthe Gautier, 96, Dies; Had Key Role in Down Syndrome Breakthrough
She had to fight for recognition after a male colleague took credit for her work in identifying an extra chromosome as the cause of that genetic condition.
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