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The spring migration of birds is peaking. Here’s how to watch

The migration of birds from their southern wintering grounds to their breeding grounds in the north is in full swing

US lawmakers vote to cut science spending—but reject Trump’s sweeping reductions

A draft bill would preserve NASA's overall funding but downsize the National Science Foundation's budget by 20 percent.

A third of U.S. adults don't get enough sleep, new CDC report warns

Nearly a third of all U.S. adults are sleeping fewer than the recommended seven hours per night on average

Top Psychiatrists Call for a Greater Focus on Ceasing Medication

ELLEN BARRY

With Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aiming to rein in the use of psychiatric drugs, psychiatrists are preemptively addressing how and when patients should quit taking them.

FEMA Disaster Aid is Flowing Slowly In Trump’s Second Term

SCOTT DANCE AND ASHLEY CAI

During President Trump’s second term, the disaster declarations that unlock money are taking longer than in the past. Blue states wait the longest and they hear ‘no’ more often.

What’s Safe to Eat? Birds of a Feather Learn Together

KATE GOLEMBIEWSKI

In a study, Australian cockatoos figured out that a new food was OK to consume by observing one another, a vivid example of “social learning” in animals.

How Running Shoes Have Evolved, From Ancient Greece to a Record-Breaking Marathon Time

ADEEL HASSAN

The race to near-weightlessness has been a driving force of innovation in running sneakers and helped lead to records shattering at the London Marathon.

In Permissive Amsterdam, Ads for Fossil Fuels or Meat Are Now Verboden

CARA BUCKLEY

The Dutch city has outlawed advertising that promotes lifestyles linked to high carbon emissions, which is a driver of climate change. It’s a first for a world capital.

Watch NASA test its new X-59 jet designed to go faster than the speed of sound

This next-generation plane is made to go faster than sound without producing a full sonic boom

A SpaceX rocket booster may be on track to hit the moon in August

While there is no immediate danger, this crash highlights that space junk is increasingly expanding out of lower-Earth orbit

Do octopus brains work like humans’—or is there another way to be smart?

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods—such as octopuses and squid—have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved.

Forest Service Research Labs Are Closing

ERIC NIILER AND JOHN STEMBER

A research lab in Washington State tracks ecological changes in a warming climate and provides scientific guidance for forest managers. It is one of 57 such facilities being shuttered.

Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia.

HIROKO TABUCHI

The Trump administration says the cities shouldn’t be penalized for unhealthy air because pollution can blow in from abroad. Some experts say that’s preposterous.

3 Medical Routines That Older People May Not Need

PAULA SPAN

Some screenings and treatments no longer make sense for patients as they age. Researchers have just added a few more to the list.

Why the FDA rejected a ‘breakthrough’ melanoma drug

The FDA rejected the promising skin cancer drug RP1 twice, leaving many puzzled and worried about what this means for other drug approvals