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The Vaccine Skeptic in Trump’s New C.D.C. Leadership Team

APOORVA MANDAVILLI

Dr. Sara Brenner is a physician, an F.D.A. official and a “MAHA mom” who has said people should not reflexively believe in the benefits of vaccines.

‘Spectacular’ Viking coin hoard discovery is likely the largest in history

Archaeologists have uncovered almost 3,000 silver coins so far—and more could come to light

What is the AI compute crunch, and why are AI tools hitting usage limits?

Rate limits on Claude and other tools could hint at a deeper squeeze on the chips, power and data centers needed to run advanced AI. Researcher Lennart Heim explains

What is the Kardashev scale, and can we climb it?

The Kardashev scale is an interesting but flawed gauge of a civilization's growth

Trump, ibogaine and the science behind the psychedelics boom in the U.S.

Tracing how psychedelics have undergone a revival in the U.S. and what the White House's new psychedelic push means for research

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