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China’s Rise in Drug Development Looms Over U.S.

REBECCA ROBBINS AND GINA KOLATA

Clinical trials in China are getting attention at an international oncology gathering in Chicago. China’s surging biotechnology industry is fueling alarm that U.S. dominance in the field is waning.

Blue Origin Rocket Blows Up on Florida Launchpad During Test

KENNETH CHANG

The rocket, built by the Jeff Bezos-owned space company, was to carry 48 satellites into space. Blue Origin reported on social media that “all personnel have been accounted for.”

Suit Says Black Infants Were Subjected to Experimental Vaccine Without Consent

REMY TUMIN

The babies were part of a vaccine trial for a respiratory virus in the 1960s and died shortly after. Their families said they had been unaware of the trial until recently.

The Blue Micromoon Rises in Sunday’s Early Skies

KATRINA MILLER

The second full moon of May will look smaller and dimmer than usual.

By September, Nearly a Third of Americans Will Live in States With Legal Aid in Dying

PAULA SPAN

Despite widespread support in polls, the number of people who actually go through with the practice remains very small.

Top U.S. science funder slows research grants to universities

It's not clear why the National Science Foundation may be limiting funding to certain U.S. universities

These exotic particles could break physics

'Penguin' decays from CERN's latest Large Hadron Collider experiment hint at weird new physics