Science

Darleane Hoffman, Innovator in Nuclear Chemistry, Dies ...

NYT > Science, Oct 5, 2025 - 16:04

Hailed as one of the 50 most important women in science, she found ways to study...

Why Brittle Bones Aren’t Just a Woman’s Problem

NYT > Science, Oct 4, 2025 - 11:01

More men are now living long enough to develop osteoporosis. But few are aware o...

How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research

NYT > Science, Oct 4, 2025 - 05:04

Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising co...

FEMA Withholds $300 Million in Grants Until States Acco...

NYT > Climate and Environment, Oct 3, 2025 - 16:35

The agency is demanding certification that population counts, used to determine ...

Jane Goodall: A Life in Pictures

NYT > Science, Oct 3, 2025 - 16:35

The primatologist gained scientific acclaim for her work with chimpanzees and th...

Audio Clips of Sounds of Climate Changes

NYT > Climate and Environment, Oct 3, 2025 - 14:06

For the Climate Forward live event, we gathered recordings of a melting glacier,...

Autism, A.D.H.D., Anxiety: Can a Diagnosis Make You Bet...

NYT > Science, Oct 3, 2025 - 11:06

As our diagnostic categories expand to include ever milder versions of disease, ...

Can a Diagnosis Make You Better?

NYT > Science, Oct 3, 2025 - 06:11

As our diagnostic categories expand to include ever milder versions of disease, ...

Two Comets Are Moving Into Your Night Skies in October:...

NYT > Science, Oct 3, 2025 - 06:11

The comets A6 (Lemmon) and R2 (SWAN) are visitors from the chilly fringes of our...

Actor Rainn Wilson on How to Connect Climate Change and...

NYT > Climate and Environment, Oct 2, 2025 - 19:52

At a Climate Forward live event, the star of “The Office” shared his philosophy ...

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower...

NYT > Science, Oct 2, 2025 - 19:52

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who was on administrative leave, alleged that the Trump adm...

How the Government Shutdown Could Affect Environmental ...

NYT > Climate and Environment, Oct 2, 2025 - 15:01

If a shutdown continues, it could interrupt the Environmental Protection Agency’...

What a Phosphine Signal in a Brown Dwarf’s Clouds Means...

NYT > Science, Oct 2, 2025 - 15:01

The detection of the molecule phosphine in a brown dwarf’s atmosphere may help a...

Jane Goodall, Revered Chimpanzee Expert and Conservatio...

NYT > Science, Oct 2, 2025 - 11:09

Her discoveries as a primatologist in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behave in ...

Has the World Given Up on Fighting Climate Change?

NYT > Climate and Environment, Oct 2, 2025 - 05:12

At a Climate Forward event, David Wallace-Wells explores why global momentum on ...

Senator Schatz on How Democrats Should Talk About Clima...

NYT > Climate and Environment, Oct 2, 2025 - 05:12

At a Climate Forward live event, Senator Brian Schatz, Democrat of Hawaii, said ...

Australia on the Front Lines of Climate Change

NYT > Climate and Environment, Oct 2, 2025 - 05:12

At a Climate Forward live event, Anthony Albanese, the prime minister of Austral...

The High Stakes of the U.N. Climate Talks

NYT > Climate and Environment, Oct 2, 2025 - 05:12

At a Climate Forward Live event, André Corrêa do Lago, the head of the United Na...

Edward T. Blake, 80, Dies; Forensic Expert Sparked Inno...

NYT > Science, Oct 1, 2025 - 18:37

He was the first to use PCR testing on crime-scene DNA, inspiring a practice tha...

Jane Goodall Dead: Eminent Chimpanzee Expert Was 91

NYT > Science, Oct 1, 2025 - 16:21

Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new...

What’s a Good Skin Care Routine for Me, and the Planet,...

NYT > Climate and Environment, Oct 1, 2025 - 11:45

We asked doctors, chemists and beauty industry insiders what’s good for your ski...

Do Vaccines Cause Autism? And Other Questions, Answered.

NYT > Science, Oct 1, 2025 - 11:45

It can be hard to sort through the conflicting and evolving information about va...

This Leech Had an Appetite for Something Other Than Blood

NYT > Science, Oct 1, 2025 - 08:38

A 437-million-year-old fossil from a deposit in Wisconsin could be the oldest sp...

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Inf...

NYT > Science, Sep 30, 2025 - 18:53

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk...

Why Trump Wants to Revive the Coal Industry

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 30, 2025 - 17:01

The burning of coal is the largest contributor to climate change worldwide. But ...

How Shutdown Gridlock Could Impede Disaster Preparedness

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 30, 2025 - 10:35

Turmoil in Washington is distracting from efforts to fix a flood insurance gap a...

The Future of Climate Activism

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 29, 2025 - 11:06

At the Climate Forward live event, Manish Bapna, president of the Natural Resour...

Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food a...

NYT > Science, Sep 29, 2025 - 05:49

One year after Hurricane Helene, people in the hard-hit western region of North ...

Medical Groups Warn Against Visa Fees for Foreign Doctors

NYT > Science, Sep 26, 2025 - 16:53

The United States depends heavily on physicians trained abroad. The Trump admini...

I Witnessed A.I. Collide with Climate

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 26, 2025 - 11:07

This town’s minerals make A.I. possible. Then came Hurricane Helene. Kate Crawfo...

A.I.’s Environmental Impact Will Threaten Its Own Suppl...

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 26, 2025 - 05:05

This town’s minerals make A.I. possible. Then came Hurricane Helene.

Sylvie MacMillan’s Hot New Nail Trend, NikeSkims and Mo...

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 26, 2025 - 05:05

Sylvie Macmillan’s square muted nails have been called “the manicure for fall.” ...

Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S.

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 26, 2025 - 05:05

Some issues in the document, which is issued every four years, had become politi...

Louise Vincent, 49, Drug User Who Led Harm-Reduction Mo...

NYT > Science, Sep 26, 2025 - 02:37

She was instrumental in helping to promote wider use of needle exchanges, naloxo...

What World Leaders Told Us About Trump, China and Clima...

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 25, 2025 - 17:53

At the Climate Forward live event, we spoke to top policymakers about China, the...

How to make water conservation a habit

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 25, 2025 - 17:53

Small, everyday actions to minimize water use add up the more people do them.

Climate and the A.I. Revolution

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 25, 2025 - 16:01

Will the boom in A.I. drive up greenhouse gas emissions? At the Climate Forward ...

Climate Change Could Pose a National Security Threat

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 25, 2025 - 16:01

At the Climate Forward live event, Jake Sullivan, former national security advis...

Gavin Newsom on Trump, Climate and California

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 25, 2025 - 10:06

At the Climate Forward live event, Gov. Gavin Newsom discussed how he’s pushing ...

Chris Wright on Politics, Power and Energy Under Trump

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 25, 2025 - 10:06

At a Climate Forward live event, Chris Wright defended President Trump’s crackdo...

At a Times Event, Opposing Views on Climate Change Collide

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 24, 2025 - 20:24

In a day of live journalism, California’s governor assailed President Trump, and...

Climate Forward Conference Updates

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 24, 2025 - 18:24

The New York Times’s annual Climate Forward event took place Wednesday in New Yo...

Now Arriving, a New Theory of In-Flight Turbulence

NYT > Science, Sep 24, 2025 - 16:05

Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline p...

Climate Forward Conference Live Updates

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 24, 2025 - 13:05

The New York Times’s annual Climate Forward event is happening Wednesday in New ...

How Did Maria Branyas Morera, Who Was the World’s Oldes...

NYT > Science, Sep 24, 2025 - 13:05

Spanish researchers say Maria Branyas Morera won a genetic lottery. But experts ...

Can global climate action happen without the U.S.?

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 24, 2025 - 10:35

Does the environmental movement need to change its stra...

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 24, 2025 - 10:35

Here’s a look at the speakers at the 2025 Climate Forwa...

NYT > Climate and Environment, Sep 24, 2025 - 10:35

NASA Launches IMAP and Space Weather Missions on SpaceX...

NYT > Science, Sep 24, 2025 - 10:35

A NASA mission, IMAP, and two more spacecraft that will study space weather are ...

NASA Launches IMAP and Space Weather Missions on SpaceX...

NYT > Science, Sep 24, 2025 - 08:14

A NASA mission, IMAP, and two more spacecraft that will study space weather are ...