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A Climate Scientist Is Voted President of an Oil Country. Now What?

Mexico is the world’s 11th-largest oil producer. It has been gripped by a deadly heat wave. Now, it’s elected as its president a...

Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island

Kilauea, the most active volcano in Hawaii, began erupting early on Monday morning. Kilauea, in the southeast part of the Big Island, erupted...

A New Search for Ripples in Space From the Beginning of Time

The universe burst into existence 13.8 billion years ago. What happened in that earliest moment is of intense interest to anyone trying to...

What Are Eco-Friendly Ways to Control Backyard Bugs?

The National Pest Management Association, a trade group, defends backyard spraying, citing the importance of controlling diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks.“Trained pest...

Fauci to Face Grilling by Republican Committee on Covid Origins

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the former government scientist both celebrated and despised for his work on Covid, is set to return to Capitol...

Abnormally Dry Canada Taps U.S. Energy, Reversing Usual Flow

In February, the United States did something that it had not done in many years — the country sent more electricity to Canada...

The Ghost Trees of Chicago

In May, parts of Chicago were covered for the first time in 17 years by a brood of buzzing, mating, crawling red-eyed cicadas....

China Lands Spacecraft on Far Side of the Moon

China successfully landed a lunar lander on the far side of the moon on Sunday morning, the country’s space agency announced, taking the...

Meet Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA Astronauts Riding on Boeing’s Starliner

For Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the wait for this trip on the Boeing Starliner has been longer than they expected.On May 1,...

Live Updates: NASA Astronauts Prepare for 1st Launch on Boeing’s Starliner

Updated June 1, 2024, 6:59 a.m. ETJune 1, 2024, 6:59 a.m. ETNASA astronauts will attempt once again Saturday afternoon to launch to orbit in...

Vermont to Require Fossil-Fuel Companies to Pay for Climate Damage

On Thursday, Vermont became the first state in the country to pass a law that will charge fossil fuel companies for damages caused...

F.D.A.’s Review of MDMA Cites Health Risks and Study Flaws

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday raised concerns about the health effects of MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, citing...

Scientists Find the Largest Known Genome Inside a Small Plant

Last year, Jaume Pellicer led a team of fellow scientists into a forest on Grande Terre, an island east of Australia. They were...

Electricity From Coal Is Pricey. Should Consumers Have to Pay?

For decades, environmentalists fought power plants that burn coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, by highlighting their pollution: soot, mercury and the carbon dioxide...

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