As Measles Continues to Spread in Texas, Cases Jump in New Mexico
The outbreak has sickened nearly 200 people in Gaines County, Texas. A neighboring county in New Mexico has seen 21…
Fossil Fuels Are the Future, Chris Wright Tells African Leaders
Chris Wright’s remarks were welcomed at a time when countries across the region have felt whipsawed by cuts to longstanding…
Humans Have Been Perfecting Avocados for 7,500 Years
Ancient peoples of Latin America saved the fleshy fruits from extinction and gradually made them tastier.Avocados are true superfoods: dense,…
Climate Change Made South Sudan Heat Wave More Likely, Study Finds
Years of war and food insecurity in the region made the extreme heat especially dangerous.After a blistering February heat wave…
As Ebola Spreads in Uganda, Trump Aid Freeze Hinders Effort to Contain It, U.S. Officials Fear
Two more people are reported dead from the disease, and dozens are in isolation, as the outbreak grows.The Ebola outbreak…
Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Is on the Moon, but Its Fate Is Unclear
Athena didn’t crash. But what did happen to it?Hours after the 15-foot-tall robotic spacecraft arrived at the moon’s surface, closer…
Defunded Aid Programs Are Asked by Trump Administration to Prove Their Value, on a Scale of 1 to 5
A week after terminating thousands of contracts, the administration has sent questionnaires to those programs asking how their work benefits…
SpaceX Returns Starship to Launchpad for 8th Test Flight: How to Watch
The launch was scrubbed during Monday’s countdown. It is a do-over of the seventh flight, which ended in debris coming…
Senators Press Marty Makary on Abortion Pills and Vaccines
At a hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee for F.D.A. commissioner, fielded questions focused on whether he would review or…
Why NASA Is Trying to Go Back to the Moon
NASA is aiming to send astronauts back to the moon, because that is what President Trump set as the destination…