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Surprise Tax in G.O.P. Bill Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power
Wind and solar companies were already bracing for Congress to end federal subsidies. But the Senate bill goes even further and penalizes those industries.
Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia.
Significant numbers of older people have the condition. Many find relief with an effective treatment that is being more widely prescribed.
A Special ‘Climate’ Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast.
Nearly half the citizens of the tiny Pacific Island nation have already applied in a lottery for Australian visas amid an existential threat from global warming and sea-level rise.
Max Fink, Champion of Electroconvulsive Therapy, Dies at 102
As a psychiatry resident, he became convinced of the benefits of ECT. But he spent years battling detractors and a misleading pop-culture depiction of the procedure.
12 Days of Attacks Later, Could Iran Make an Atomic Bomb?
How an atomic weapon is built, and what the recent Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran may mean for the country’s nuclear ambitions.
A Conservative’s Plan to Sell Public Lands Faces MAGA Pushback
They love hunting, fishing and conservatism. And they hate a plan by a conservative senator to sell millions of acres of public lands.
Critical Hurricane Monitoring Data Is Going Offline
The loss of access to the data could hamstring forecasters’ ability to track hurricanes and warn residents of their risk.
Mysterious Fireball Reported Over South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee
A glowing object lit up the sky, prompting dozens of calls to the authorities, as scientists scrambled to figure out what it was. It turns out that it was a meteor.
Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines
Critics saw in the move the beginnings of a more restrictive approach to providing vaccines to Americans.
Debris From SpaceX Explosion, Landing in Mexico, Draws Investigation
Mexican environmental activists say detritus raining down from Elon Musk’s rocket company has caused die-offs of marine life.
The World Is Warming Up. And It’s Happening Faster.
Human-caused global warming has been increasing faster and faster since the 1970s.
Republicans Propose a New Way to Scrap Fuel Economy Rules: No Fines
For 50 years, automakers have had to increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles or pay fines. The Republican megabill would set those penalties to $0.
N.I.H. Memo Pauses Cancellations of Medical Research Grants
The directive, in a memo issued Tuesday, came after two court rulings that questioned the Trump administration’s swift cuts to funding.
Fred Espenak, Astrophysicist Known as Mr. Eclipse, Dies at 73
He chased eclipses for five decades, wrote several books about them and worked with NASA to make data accessible to nonscientist sky gazers.
Scientists Retrace 30,000-Year-Old Sea Voyage, in a Hollowed-Out Log
Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and migrated offshore.
Kennedy Withdraws U.S. Funding Pledge to International Vaccine Agency
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that the agency, Gavi, had “ignored the science” in immunizing children around the world.
The C.D.C.’s Vaccine Meeting: What to Watch For
Hints of a more skeptical approach to immunizations have already surfaced.
Kennedy’s New Advisers Promise Closer Scrutiny of Childhood Vaccines
The reconstituted C.D.C. panel will revisit the standard vaccination schedule. The former head of an anti-vaccine group is now a special federal employee.
Trump’s OSHA Nominee Has a History With Heat and UPS Drivers
David Keeling would take over the workplace-safety agency just as it is considering rules to protect against extreme heat. His former employers, UPS and Amazon, have opposed the rules.
The Evolution of Trump’s Views on Foreign Aid
The administration has gutted agencies like U.S.A.I.D., and President Trump has denigrated their work as wasteful and rife with fraud. His views on humanitarian assistance have seesawed since he entered political life.
Four Astronauts Lift Off on Axiom Mission to the I.S.S.
Sponsored by governments but ferried by a private company, astronauts from Hungary, India and Poland are going to the space station for the first time.
This Vermont Soccer Team Plays for the Planet
The Vermont Green Football Club champions environmental work and draws sold-out crowds, with the help of free ice cream.
This Reviled Pest Is the Unsung Hero of Every Major City in the World
The European wood pigeon helped me appreciate its omnipresent city cousins.
This Powerful Telescope Quickly Found 2,100 New Asteroids
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine.
