Thomas Neff, Who Turned Soviet Warheads Into Electricity, Dies at 80
An M.I.T. physicist, he engineered an East-West deal that reduced nuclear threats and produced one of the greatest peace dividends…
Is Bird Flu Spreading Widely to Farm Workers? A Small Study Offers Some Reassurance
Officials found no evidence of silent infections in 35 Michigan dairy workers, but experts noted that much more data was…
Some Seniors Readily Step Back. Some Never Will.
Researchers are only beginning to understand why some people embrace retirement while others won’t even consider it.Beth Bergmans liked working…
The White House Has a Plan to Slash Plastic Use in the U.S.
The government said it would phase out its purchases of single-use plastics, a significant step because it is the biggest…
How Accurate Is the Science in ‘Twisters’?
Sean Waugh holds a laptop with green, red and yellow weather radar looping as his driver rumbles down an Oklahoma…
Sharks Don’t Sink. And Neither Does Jasmin Graham.
In a new memoir, the marine biologist Jasmin Graham reflects on her passion for studying sharks and the barriers she…
Executives Depart Cassava, Maker of Disputed Alzheimer’s Drug
The chief executive and a lead scientist stepped down weeks after a federal grand jury filed fraud charges against a…
Pompeii Wrecked by Earthquake at Same Time as Vesuvius Eruption, Research Shows
While the volcano’s eruption was deadly, research shows that many people in the ancient Roman city died in building collapses…
NASA Built the Viper Moon Rover for $450 Million. Now It’s Canceling the Mission.
Delays and concerns about NASA’s future budgets doomed the VIPER mission, which aimed to search for ice near the moon’s…
NASA Built the Viper Moon Rover for $450 Million. Now It’s Canceling the Mission.
Delays and concerns about NASA’s future budgets doomed the VIPER mission, which aimed to search for ice near the moon’s…