Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health
The Trump administration has scrapped more than $800 million worth of research into the health of L.G.B.T.Q. people, abandoning studies
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Weed Manager of the Year: One Man’s Quest to Save the Sonoran Desert
When Don Pike takes his daily walk, he laces up his brown hiking boots, grabs his walking stick and bucket
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One of the Weather World’s Biggest Buzzwords Expands Its Reach
For people on the West Coast, atmospheric rivers, a weather phenomenon that can bring heavy rain or snow from San
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Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: There Are Perils in ‘Elderspeak’
A prime example of elderspeak: Cindy Smith was visiting with her father in his assisted living apartment in Roseville, Calif.
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Trump Budget Cuts Funding for Chronic Disease Prevention
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, has said that tackling a chronic disease “epidemic” would be a cornerstone
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RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
With the United States facing its largest single measles outbreak in 25 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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New ‘Climate Superfund’ Laws Face Widening Legal Challenges
Vermont made history last year when it enacted the country’s first climate superfund law. It’s designed to let the state
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Trump’s 2026 Budget Proposes Cutting NASA Funding by $6 Billion
Under President Trump’s proposed budget, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration would largely become the National Moon and Mars Administration,
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Two Scientific Groups Say They’ll Keep Working on U.S. Climate Assessment
The Trump administration last week dismissed the nearly 400 authors of the nation’s flagship climate report, saying in an email
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Volcanic Eruption in Deep Ocean Ridge Is Witnessed by Scientists for First Time
Andrew Wozniak, a chemical oceanographer at the University of Delaware, struggled to process what his eyes were taking in. Dr.
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