The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday approved Exxon Mobil’s acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources as long as Exxon excludes Pioneer’s chief executive from...

Orangutan, Heal Thyself

Scientists observed a wild male orangutan repeatedly rubbing chewed-up leaves of a medicinal plant on a facial wound in a forest reserve in...

Biden Will Expand Two National Monuments in California

Mr. Biden has so far created five national monuments and expanded two others, part of his pledge to conserve 30 percent of the...

Will Shoppers Ever Care About the Destruction of the Planet?

Here is an inconvenient truth. For all the noise made by activists, journalists, politicians and even celebrities about the clothing industry destroying the...

Can Forests Be More Profitable Than Beef?

The residents of Maracaçumé, an impoverished town on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, are mystified by the company that recently bought the...

Republicans Step Up Attacks on Scientist at Heart of Lab Leak Theory

House Republicans demanded on Wednesday that the president of a virus-hunting nonprofit group be criminally investigated and barred from federal research funds, a...

Mountain Goats Are Not Avalanche-Proof

Mountain goats are high-elevation daredevils, learning to balance upon the steepest of rocky edifices soon after they are born. Nannies lead their kids...

Flooding in a Kenyan Natural Reserve Forces Tourist Evacuation

Devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced tens of thousands more in East Africa are now inundating parts of the...

Senators Slam UnitedHealth’s C.E.O. Over Cyberattack

In a tense Senate hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers sharply criticized UnitedHealth Group’s handling of the cyberattack that paralyzed the U.S. health care system,...

Aspirin Can Prevent a Deadly Pregnancy Complication. Why Aren’t Women Told?

Back Story: Aspirin reduces the odds of certain complications.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an influential panel of experts that issues national guidance,...

What Makes a Society More Resilient? Frequent Hardship.

From the Roman Empire to the Maya civilization, history is filled with social collapses. Traditionally, historians have studied these downturns qualitatively, by diving...