Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots
On a recent morning, I knocked on the front door of a handsome two-story home in Redwood City, Calif. Within…
Trump’s Next Tariffs Target Could be Foreign-Made Pharmaceuticals
President Trump wants to bring pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the United States. Experts warn that tariffs could result in shortages…
Senate Confirms Dr. Oz to Ovrsee Medicare and Medicaid
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor, 53-45 and mostly along party lines to lead…
E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against Elon Musk’s X
European regulators are considering fining X more than $1 billion, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and…
Leonardo Patterson, Disgraced Dealer in Latin American Artifacts, Dies at 82
Born into rural poverty, he climbed to the top of the art market. But he fell after being convicted of…
What to Know About Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of the retired Yankees player Brett Gardner, died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on vacation…
FDA Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety
Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who advance generic…
In the Calls of Bonobos, Scientists Hear Hints of Language
Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs. But some…
How Trump’s Tariffs Could Hobble a U.S. Battery Boom
Across the country, companies have been installing giant batteries that help them use more wind and solar power. That’s about…