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James Loehr, Who Showed Athletes the Power of the Mind, Dies at 83

MICHAEL S. ROSENWALD

He began practicing sports psychology before it was a profession, teaching athletes the importance of mental resilience and how to cultivate it.

The Longevity Secrets Helping Athletes Blow Past the Limits of Age

DEVIN GORDON AND DINA LITOVSKY

With cutting-edge sports medicine and sci-fi gadgetry, more and more athletes are figuring out how to extend their careers.

Skeletons of four doomed Franklin Expedition sailors identified with DNA

The latest studies bring the number of remains identified from this doomed 1845 expedition to six of the 129 who set out to the Arctic

Poop, stomach oil and ostrich eggshells keep records of Earth’s ancient climate

Peering into Earth's climate past is getting ever more bizarre

America the Undammed

CARA BUCKLEY

More miles of the country’s rivers were reconnected last year thanks to dam removals than at any other time in history.

Employees With Medical Conditions Challenge C.D.C. In-Office Requirement

APOORVA MANDAVILLI

The health agency has been particularly strict in abolishing at-home work, overriding accommodations that were granted years before the pandemic.

Shake it off: NASA's Curiosity rover gets its robotic arm stuck inside a rock on Mars

Haters' gonna hate, hate, hate, but Mars Curiosity rover Curiosity just keeps on groovin'—even if its handlers had to spend several days freeing its drill from a rock

Surprising Signs of an Atmosphere Around a Tiny World, Billions of Miles Away

KENNETH CHANG

A gradual dimming and brightening when a star passed behind it suggested the mini-Pluto was wrapped in a thin layer of air.

Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness

APOORVA MANDAVILLI

The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks.

What My Father’s Experience Taught Me About Memory and the Brain

ELLEN BARRY AND GRAHAM DICKIE

In the final stages of his dementia, a long-lost memory from childhood returned, perfectly formed. What was going on in his brain?

Math and statistics help explain the FBI's “missing scientists” cases

Statistical principles show you don't need a nefarious plot to explain clusters of missing scientists and lab workers

Slower biological aging may tied to getting the same amount of rest each day

Stable rhythms of rest and activity are associated with healthier biological age markers, a new study suggests

Trump Panel Recommends FEMA Respond to Fewer Disasters

SCOTT DANCE

A White House task force also called for speeding up aid, but some of its ideas would require action by Congress to become reality.

Trump Administration Lifts Ban on ‘Cyanide Bombs’ on Public Lands

MAXINE JOSELOW

The Bureau of Land Management will allow the use of the spring-loaded traps, which can kill coyotes and other animals that prey on livestock.

Trump administration cut funding to study hantavirus, the virus behind deadly cruise ship outbreak

The Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases were designed to study viruses that could jump from animals to people, including hantavirus, but in 2025 the National Institutes of Health said the work wouldn't continue