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A leading biochemist, she helped shape guidelines in the ’70s on genetic-engineering while calming public fears of a spread of deadly lab-made microbes.

Climate change is causing more fires to burn overnight, growing bigger, lasting longer and challenging the fire teams trying to control them.

As health plans increasingly rely on technology to deny treatment, physicians are fighting back with chatbots that synthesize research and make the case.

Legal maneuverings followed a Supreme Court ruling last month that denied the Sackler family immunity from liability over its role in the opioid crisis.

The European Space Agency launched the Ariane 6 from French Guiana.

Using ground-based radars, he pioneered measurement techniques that scientists now use to chart geographical changes on Earth.

Lisa Pisano, 54, lived with the organ for 47 days. She was the first patient to receive both a heart pump and an organ transplant, doctors said.

Spurred by social media, attractions where visitors interact with animals have surged. Advocates are sounding alarms.

In a report, the regulator sharply criticized pharmacy benefit managers, a turnaround from its longstanding tolerance of their practices.

The research, which builds on previous work, eventually may lead to a more objective diagnostic tool, scientists said.

Climate change and contaminated water have combined to create an epidemic of kidney disease.

The development of Elon Musk’s facility in South Texas did not play out as local officials were originally told it would.

A New York Times investigation found that Elon Musk exploited federal agencies’ competing missions to achieve his goals for space travel.

On at least 19 occasions since 2019, SpaceX’s operations have caused fires, leaks and explosions near its launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. These incidents reflect a broader debate over how to balance technological and economic progress against protections of delicate ecosystems and local communities. The New York Times investigative reporter Eric Lipton explains.

Many Americans plan to donate their organs for transplants or their bodies for medical science. Few realize that there’s a growing need for their brains, too.

A new analysis shows increasing frequency and intensity of hurricanes could cause more devastating interruptions to the power grid.

After years of delay, millions of malaria vaccines are being supplied to children in Africa. Tens of thousands died waiting.

Our planet whirls around the sun in an ellipse, rather than a circle. On Friday the planet reached its farthest point from its star, known as aphelion.

A new study that reviewed Billboard hits from the past 73 years found a steady simplification of rhythm and pitch.

Gathering data from directly inside the storm can help emergency managers prepare for what’s to come.

He found that a failed contraceptive, tamoxifen, could block the growth of cancer cells, opening up a whole new class of treatment.

Five bulls from the area around a Kenyan wildlife reserve have been shot and killed in Tanzania in recent months. The countries have very different conservation strategies.

Satellite signals run the modern world. See just how vulnerable they are.

The drug, Kisunla, made by Eli Lilly, is the latest in a new class of treatments that could modestly slow cognitive decline in initial stages of the disease but also carry safety risks.

The speed of decline in the Juneau Ice Field, an expanse of 1,050 interconnected glaciers, has doubled in recent decades, scientists discovered.

An object found on a hiking trail west of Asheville, N.C., had traveled to the International Space Station, the space agency said.

Flooding in Ruidoso, N.M., over the weekend showed how wildfire damage, worsening under climate change, can put people at even greater risk than the fires themselves.

Mathematicians and hobbyists have had a half-century of fun exploring the 43 billion billion permutations of Erno Rubik’s creation.

The commercial company Space Pioneer said the accident occurred because of a structural failure in the connection between the rocket and its testing platform.

She developed one of the first modern intensive care units for premature babies, helping newborns to breathe with lifesaving new treatments.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo published findings on a method of attaching artificial skin to robot faces to protect machinery and mimic human expressiveness.

Scientists say that findings from a small experiment lend hope the outbreak among dairy cattle can potentially be contained.

By analyzing dog bones buried at the site, scientists found butcher marks and surprising breeds.

The statement followed a report in The Times that a federal health official had urged the removal of age minimums from treatment guidelines for transgender minors.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will spend additional weeks in orbit as teams on the ground study malfunctioning thrusters on the Starliner spacecraft.

Hoau-Yan Wang, a professor at City College, published studies supporting simufilam, now in advanced clinical trials.

Stress, ovarian cancer, buoyancy disorders: Every pet has its troubles, and needs a good doctor who makes house calls.

As the virus continues to mutate, the C.D.C. urged Americans to roll up their sleeves again for annual vaccinations.

Half of the water flowing through regional river basins starts in so-called ephemeral streams. Last year, the Supreme Court curtailed federal protections for these waterways.

The cause of the incident, which added to a growing amount of dangerous space junk in low Earth orbit, remains unknown.