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Pedro Sanchez, Who Helped Feed the Developing World, Dies at 85

A soil scientist, he partnered with the United Nations and other organizations to bring productive agricultural practices to uncooperative terrain.

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An Antarctic Mission to Recover a Robot’s Data

In the unforgiving polar wilderness, scientists go to great lengths to safeguard the devices that gather precious data.

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Energy Dept. Says It Is Canceling $30 Billion in Clean Energy Loans

Many of the cancellations had been known for months, but the announcement underscored the drastic change in the energy landscape under President Trump.

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Big Insurers Try to Shift Blame for High Health Costs to Hospitals and Drug Makers

At two congressional hearings, lawmakers slammed executives of major companies, saying they were failing to rein in the cost of medical care for consumers.

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A 67,800-Year-Old Handprint May Be the World’s Oldest Rock Art

“It was hiding in plain sight all this time,” one researcher said.

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NASA Begins Astronaut Space Station Medical Evacuation: What to Know

Four astronauts departed from the I.S.S. about a month earlier than scheduled because a crew member, who was not identified, has an undisclosed medical issue.

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How to Cut an Infinitely Large Pancake into as Many Pieces as Possible

A team of mathematicians seeks to cut an infinitely large pancake into as many pieces as possible, in a new take on an old puzzle.

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Rising Global Temperatures May Affect Choices for Winter Olympic Venues

Future games will need to be held at higher altitudes, and spread over multiple venues in order to adapt to a changing climate, new research suggests.

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What’s a Human Life Worth? The E.P.A. Says Zero Dollars.

The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.

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Scientists Set Up Camp on Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

Low clouds have lifted long enough for helicopters to ferry scientists and their gear to a fast-melting glacier on the edge of Antarctica.

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