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By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.

The Trump administration hasn’t fired them but won’t let them do their jobs.

At first, much the same. But inevitably, dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.

The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.

Earlier this week, the White House told the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority to fire the CEO, or be fired.

Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.

With work requirements in place, many will be removed from Medicaid even though they should qualify.

The nation’s top public-health official has been promoting suspicions of the shot even as he offers comfort.

Little of America’s energy comes from geothermal sources, but that could change quickly.

Kennedy made a show of shipping vitamin A to measles-stricken communities. The state’s public-health department didn’t take up the offer.

In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?

Ending clinical trials with no warning can put patients at risk.

The Trump administration’s rapid terminations of NIH grants is its most aggressive attempt yet to control American science.

Administration officials pressured NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.

Administration officials pressured the NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.

How far can the Trump administration bend U.S. research before it breaks?

The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.

At first, much the same. But inevitably dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.

Debris removal following the deadly wildfires in Southern California will be made more complicated by the area’s plentiful electric-vehicle batteries and other lithium ion cells.

Most modern couches are basically blocks of gasoline.

The Palisades Fire is destroying places that I’ve loved.

Doctors might be slow to admit it, but Ozempic and other GLP-1s drugs are making diet and exercise obsolete.

New York’s Attentive Energy is now on pause, meaning more pollution, stalled plans, and a tighter margin for error.

The long-awaited legislation comes as advocates say more state-level climate policy is needed. Governor Maura Healey is expected to sign it into law.

Let’s call a crank a crank.

Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal.

What was Ilya Sutskever thinking when he tried to overthrow Sam Altman?

The math isn’t adding up.

Ecologists have praised government recommendations, but some say more concrete action — including a cull — is needed. Ecologists have praised government recommendations, but some say more concrete...