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Sat, 02/11/2024, 15:29
| By Clay Risen
Richard A. Cash, Who Saved Millions From Dehydration, Dies at 83
He worked alongside another doctor to show that a simple rehydration therapy could check the ravages of cholera and other diarrhea-inducing diseases.
Sat, 02/11/2024, 14:14
| By Catrin Einhorn
Global Summit on Nature Adopts a Novel Way to Pay for Conservation
Delegates at the U.N. talks created a system that would compensate countries for the use of genetic information but failed to make headway on a broader funding commitment.
Sat, 02/11/2024, 09:03
| By Alan Yuhas
Behind a Wall of Trees, Archaeologists Discover a Maya City
A city with temple pyramids not far from the road and a site with a Maya complex built alongside a sinkhole lend to evidence that the Maya civilization was even more sprawling than known.
Fri, 01/11/2024, 19:15
| By Raymond Zhong
How a Year of Rain Fell on Parts of Spain in Eight Hours
The region is no stranger to storms like those that caused this week’s deluges. But global warming helps them pack a bigger punch, scientists said.
Fri, 01/11/2024, 15:12
| By Christina Jewett
From A.I. to Musk’s Brain Chips, the F.D.A.’s Device Unit Faces Rapid Change
The new director overseeing medical devices will confront criticisms about hasty approvals as she ushers in revolutionary technology.
Fri, 01/11/2024, 15:00
| By Emily Baumgaertner
1 in 4 Child Deaths After E.R. Visits Are Preventable, Study Finds
If every emergency room in the United States were fully prepared to treat children, thousands of lives would be saved and the cost would be $11.84 or less per child, researchers found.
Thu, 31/10/2024, 18:00
| By Gina Kolata
Being Sugar-Deprived Had Major Effects on These Children’s Health
British data shows that children conceived and born during a period of sugar rationing were less likely to develop diabetes or high blood pressure later in life.
Thu, 31/10/2024, 09:02
| By Apoorva Mandavilli
How Public Health Could Be Recast in a Second Trump Term
Breaking up the C.D.C., moving funds from the N.I.H. — conservatives have floated changes should Mr. Trump regain office.
Wed, 30/10/2024, 21:00
| By Gina Kolata
Obesity Drug Shows Promise in Easing Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
A large trial showed that semaglutide, sold as Ozempic for diabetes and as Wegovy for obesity, was better than any current medications in alleviating symptoms.
Wed, 30/10/2024, 18:42
| By Emily Baumgaertner and Margot Sanger-Katz
Does Kamala Harris Back Free Health Care for Illegal Immigrants?
Donald Trump and other Republicans have said repeatedly that she does. Her history on the issue is complicated.
Wed, 30/10/2024, 15:09
| By Benjamin Mueller
Heart-Valve Patients Should Have Earlier Surgery, Study Suggests
The results of a new clinical trial have overturned the “wait and see” approach that cardiologists have long favored for symptom-free patients.
Wed, 30/10/2024, 15:00
| By Asher Elbein
Fossil Reveals Oldest Known Tadpole That Grew to the Size of a Hot Dog
A 161 million-year-old fossil, linked to a line of extinct frog-like amphibians, is the oldest tadpole ever found.
Wed, 30/10/2024, 14:14
| By Eric Lipton
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Already a Leader in Satellites, Gets Into the Spy Game
The Pentagon needs what the company offers to compete with China even as it frets over its potential for dominance and the billionaire’s global interests.
Wed, 30/10/2024, 13:49
| By Kenneth Chang and Katrina Miller
Instead of Going Boldly on Space, Harris Has Taken a Steady Approach
As chair of the White House’s National Space Council, the vice president largely emphasized continuity with policies set by the Trump administration.
Wed, 30/10/2024, 09:02
| By Brad Plumer
Clean Energy Is Booming in the U.S. The Election Could Change That.
Trump has suggested he would dismantle the Inflation Reduction Act, which has reshaped America’s energy landscape. It won’t be easy.
Wed, 30/10/2024, 05:00
| By Maddie Bender
Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis?
With a forthcoming nonfiction book and an online army of Nerdfighters, the young-adult author aims to eliminate an entirely curable global scourge.
Tue, 29/10/2024, 18:05
| By Heather Knight and Pam Belluck
Why Is Harris So Passionate About Abortion Rights? Her Past Work Holds Clues.
For a politician who has been criticized for shifting positions on some issues, this is an area where she has shown unwavering conviction.
Tue, 29/10/2024, 14:48
| By Sofia Quaglia
This Toad Is So Tiny That They Call It a Flea
A “toadlet” in Brazil is the second-smallest vertebrate known to exist on the planet.
Mon, 28/10/2024, 15:00
| By Catrin Einhorn
How Are the World’s Trees Doing? A New Assessment Has Answers.
They play an essential role in supporting life on Earth, but many species are in decline, researchers found.
Mon, 28/10/2024, 09:03
| By Lisa Friedman
A Pivotal Choice: Trump vs. Harris on Climate Change
Kamala Harris calls global warming an “existential threat.” Donald Trump dismisses it as a “scam.”
Mon, 28/10/2024, 09:03
| By Somini Sengupta and Andrew Testa
Free Electricity, Anyone? Britain Tries New Tricks to Green Its Grid.
A utility sends phone alerts when wind power is cheap. A builder sells “zero bill” houses. They’re among several experiments to redefine how people value electricity.
Mon, 28/10/2024, 00:26
| By Teddy Rosenbluth
McDonald’s Says Tests Rule Out Beef Patties as Source of E. Coli Outbreak
The company said it would put Quarter Pounders back on the menu, without the raw onions that were considered the likely source of the bacteria.
Sun, 27/10/2024, 09:03
| By Katrina Miller
First Images of the Sun’s Flares Released From a New Space Telescope
Forecasters will soon be able to use the instrument, a coronagraph, to better monitor the effects of solar storms.
Sat, 26/10/2024, 09:05
| By Catrin Einhorn
Can 70 Moms Save a Species?
Here’s the story of Squilla, a rare North Atlantic right whale mother, and her firstborn. To help their species continue, they’d have to navigate an increasingly dangerous ocean.
Sat, 26/10/2024, 09:03
| By Emily Anthes