Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.
In addition to reductions at agency personnel, federal regulators are demanding $2.9 billion in contract cancellations, The Times has learned.Alongside…
Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption
The facility, in Colstrip, Mont., used a new E.P.A. system for requesting special waivers from President Trump.The nation’s most polluting…
Ralph Holloway, Anthropologist Who Studied Brain’s Evolution, Dies at 90
It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized.…
Entire Staff Is Fired at LIHEAP
The Trump administration has abruptly laid off the entire staff running a $4.1 billion program to help low-income households across…
More Americans Cannot Afford Medical Care: Gallup Poll
A new survey found that 11 percent of Americans said they could not pay for medication and medical treatments.It’s not…
This Tree Wants to Be Struck by Lightning
Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,”…
Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending
A few days ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, embarked on a media tour to defend his decision…
Dr. Oz ‘Disavows’ Support for Transgender Care, Allaying a Senator’s Concerns
Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, pressed Dr. Oz on transgender care and abortion, and now says he will vote for…
How the Myanmar Earthquake Shook Skyscrapers in Bangkok
Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by…
Millions of Women Will Lose Access to Contraception as a Result of Trump Aid Cuts
The United States is ending its financial support for family planning programs in developing countries, cutting nearly 50 million women…