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Two Comets Are Moving Into Your Night Skies in October: How to Watch

The comets A6 (Lemmon) and R2 (SWAN) are visitors from the chilly fringes of our solar system, and could even be visible at the same time.

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Jane Goodall, Revered Chimpanzee Expert and Conservationist, Dies at 91

Her discoveries as a primatologist in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behave in the wild were hailed as “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.”

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Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who was on administrative leave, alleged that the Trump administration had defied court orders and undermined vaccine research.

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Jane Goodall’s Thoughts for a Reporter: ‘Hope Isn’t Just Wishful Thinking’

A Times correspondent who interviewed Dr. Goodall recalled their conversations about the state of the planet.

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Jane Goodall, Revered Chimpanzee Expert and Conservationist, Dies at 91

Her discoveries as a primatologist in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behave in the wild were hailed as “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.”

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Jane Goodall: A Life in Pictures

The primatologist gained scientific acclaim for her work with chimpanzees and then later used her fame to champion conservation.

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This Leech Had an Appetite for Something Other Than Blood

A 437-million-year-old fossil from a deposit in Wisconsin could be the oldest species of leech ever found.

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Dig Reveals Stunning 12,000-Year-Old Rock Art in Saudi Arabia

The discovery of huge petroglyphs of camels and donkeys, as well as hundreds of engraving tools, hints at complex early settlement in the region following the Ice Age.

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Trump Administration Moves to Relax Rules on Hydrofluorocarbons

The E.P.A. plan would allow grocery stores, air-conditioning manufacturers and others to phase out hydrofluorocarbons in cooling equipment more slowly.

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Pope Leo Plans to Speak on Climate Change

The address comes 10 years after his predecessor’s groundbreaking statement on global warming. His words will be watched for signals on the direction of the new papacy.

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