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Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies

Thomas P. Stafford, an astronaut who pioneered cooperation in space when he commanded the American capsule that linked up with a Soviet spaceship...

Where the Wild Things Went During the Pandemic

Camera traps, which automatically snap photos of wild animals when they detect motion and body heat, have become key research tools for wildlife...

Storing Renewable Energy, One Balloon at a Time

Central Sardinia is not generally considered a hotbed of innovation: Arid and rural, some of its road signs riddled with bullet holes made...

When Medicaid Comes After the Family Home

The letter came from the state department of human services in July 2021. It expressed condolences for the loss of the recipient’s mother,...

In Paris, the Olympics Clean Up Their Act

How do you produce a global sporting event, with millions of people swooping down on one city, in the age of global warming?That...

For Ytasha Womack, the Afrofuture Is Now

On Feb. 17, the Adler Planetarium in Chicago unveiled a new sky show called “Niyah and the Multiverse,” a blend of theoretical cosmology,...

Court Temporarily Halts S.E.C.’s New Climate Rules

A federal court on Friday temporarily halted new rules from the Securities Exchange Commission that require public companies to disclose more about the...

Kent Campbell, Pivotal Figure in the Fight Against Malaria, Dies at 80

Kent Campbell, an instrumental figure in the global battle against malaria — most notably in Africa, where he led an innovative program providing...

A Seal’s Spray Adds a Chapter to the Science of Spitting

On Jan. 3, 2022, Clare Jacobs, a bird-watcher, was delighted to spot a rare white-tailed eagle, or Haliaeetus albicilla, at a nature reserve...

U.S. Taxpayers Have Subsidized Fossil Fuels for 111 Years, and Counting

WASHINGTON — As a candidate in 2020, Joseph R. Biden Jr. campaigned to end billions of dollars in annual tax breaks to oil...

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