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Four astronauts departed from the I.S.S. about a month earlier than scheduled because a crew member, who was not identified, has an undisclosed medical issue.
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This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus.
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Scientists prepared a high-quality sequence of the giant mammal’s genome based on a specimen preserved in Siberian permafrost.
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Animals that researchers call “supersucklers” come back to nurse even after they can hunt, mate and fend for themselves.
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A cavity in the middle of the rockhead poacher’s skull might be used like a maraca to produce sound, new research suggests.
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A fossil of Manipulonyx reshetovi, found in a Mongolian desert, shows how the dinosaur used its specialized claw to snatch eggs.
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After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives said they wanted to safeguard and even boost funds for basic research.
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Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories.
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Astronomers announced the discovery of a starless cloud of hydrogen gas, a pristine relic of the cosmos that is almost as old as time itself.
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The Justice Department and whistle-blowers accused the major health insurer of overbilling the government for about $1 billion under the private plans.
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Bad weather has postponed attempts to set up camp on the Thwaites Glacier. So researchers got onto the sea ice and met a local.
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Last year was Earth’s third hottest globally, but temperature is just one measure of climate change’s influence.
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The agency wants to curtail a section of the Clean Water Act that Democratic governors have used to restrict fossil fuel development.
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That number could increase significantly as more consumers are faced with higher bills brought on by expiring premium subsidies.
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The groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say the C.D.C.’s revised vaccine schedule is not based on scientific evidence and will harm the public.
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The clock is ticking. But low clouds have prevented helicopters from moving scientists and gear onto the continent’s fastest-melting glacier.
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The increase in planet-warming emissions came after two years of decline as demand for electricity has been surging.
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Psilocybin-assisted therapy is legal in three states, but access has so far been limited and expensive.
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He Jiankui spent three years in prison after creating gene-edited babies. Now back at work, he sees a greater opening for researchers who push boundaries.
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The Energy Department canceled $7.5 billion in Biden-era energy spending, largely in Democratic-led states, during last year’s government shutdown.
