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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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Democrats Seek Investigation of $3.5 Million Deal by Interior Official’s Husband

Records show that Karen Budd-Falen, a top Interior Department official, didn’t disclose a contract between her husband and the developers of a mine approved by the agency.

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A Bite-Size Column About Delight and Wonder in Science

In Trilobites, reporters aim to share new findings in the science world, be it interspecies friendships or discoveries of ancient fossils.

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Who is left on the International Space Station?

Who is left on the International Space Station?

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Cows Use Tools, Too, New Study Finds

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say.

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A Look Through a Century of Times Reporting From Antarctica

Generations of Times journalists have journeyed there with scientists. Their coverage traces humankind’s changing relationship with the most mysterious continent.

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For the World’s Food Supply, Federal Funding Cuts Have Long-Term Impacts

The U.S. Agency for International Development has been a major supporter of global agriculture research. Now many studies are being scuttled or scaled back.

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Virginia Coastal Offshore Wind Project Can Continue, Judge Rules

Construction can continue on an $11.2 billion project off the coast of Virginia, said to be 70 percent complete.

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World’s First Treaty to Protect the High Seas Becomes Law

Over two decades after negotiations began, the High Seas Treaty is designed to protect biodiversity in international waters by enabling conservation zones.

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3 Policy Moves Likely to Change Health Care for Older People

Two regulatory rollbacks, along with a new A.I. experiment in Medicare, raise some worrisome questions.

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