E.P.A. Demotes Career Employees Overseeing Science, Enforcement and More
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to demote career employees who oversee scientific research, the enforcement of pollution laws, hazardous waste
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How an Activist Group Helped Torpedo MDMA Therapy
After more than three decades of planning and a $250 million investment, Lykos Therapeutics’ application for the first psychedelic drug
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Chris Wright Is Confirmed to Be Secretary of Energy
The Senate confirmed Chris Wright to lead the U.S. Department of Energy on Monday, putting the former oil executive in
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‘Gender Ideology’ Ban is Already Harming Health, Experts Say
Mr. Trump’s orders purged more than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites. In some cases,
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Could the Bird Flu Become Airborne?
In early February 2020, China locked down more than 50 million people, hoping to hinder the spread of a new
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Names Alexandra Bell Its New President
At the end of January, the keepers of the Doomsday Clock announced that the world was 89 seconds to midnight,
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Could the Bird Flu Become Airborne?
In early February 2020, China locked down more than 50 million people, hoping to hinder the spread of a new
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NASA Astronaut Recruitment Faces Trump’s Moves Against D.E.I.
Since 1978, every new group of NASA astronauts has included women and usually reflected a multiplicity of races and ethnicities.
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Karen Pryor, Guru of Positive Reinforcement, Is Dead at 92
Karen Pryor once taught a hermit crab to ring a bell by pulling a string with its claw. She taught
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Great White Sharks Washing Up Dead in Canada With Brain Swelling
The first great white shark was found dead in August 2023 on a beach in a national park on Prince
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