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Inside the race to develop a new Ebola vaccine

As Ebola rages, Moderna and others are racing to develop an mRNA vaccine for the rare Bundibugyo virus driving the current outbreak

Ancient ground squirrels feasted on carcasses like ‘zombies of the Pleistocene’

Fossilized poo harbors remains from mammoths, bison and big cats, including some of the oldest DNA ever reconstructed

The Secrets of a Soccer-Turf Master

ALAN BURDICK

John Sorochan, a turf scientist at the University of Tennessee, has led the yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to develop perfect playing fields for the 2026 World Cup.

Can the Artemis III Mission Go on as Planned?

KATRINA MILLER, MELANIE BENCOSME, JOEY SENDAYDIEGO, LAUREN PRUITT AND KENNETH CHANG

NASA has chosen four astronauts for the Artemis III mission, but there has been a major setback: the destruction of a Blue Origin rocket and its only launchpad. Our science reporter Katrina Miller describes what this event might mean for the U.S. goal of landing on the moon by 2028.

Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens

CARL ZIMMER AND STEPHANIE NOLEN

Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak.

NASA’s Chandra Observatory spots possible supernova remnant in the middle of our galaxy

If the supernova remnant is confirmed, it would be one of the closest to the supermassive black hole that lies in the center of the Milky Way

How an aspiring actress from Brooklyn stumbled into an astrophysics career at NASA

This young researcher's unlikely journey into academia will change the way you think about science, failure and belonging

They Bought a Famous Puzzle in Cryptography. Now They’re Opening It Up.

JOHN SCHWARTZ

A San Francisco company paid nearly $1 million for the solution to an unsolved code in Kryptos, a sculpture on the C.I.A. grounds. Soon it will become an online challenge.

Tensions Are Rising Between States That Rely on the Colorado River

SCOTT DANCE

A prolonged drought means the nation’s largest reservoirs are dwindling, and litigation over access to water could lie ahead.

The Scientific Quest for Perfect World Cup Pitch

ALAN BURDICK

Every match must be played on natural grass that gives players as consistent a surface as possible, no matter the venue. Cue the years of sod studies.

Kennedy Seeks to Expedite Appeal of Ruling That Blocked His Vaccine Policies

APOORVA MANDAVILLI

The health secretary is trying to restart the work of a panel that advises the government on vaccines, after a judge froze its decisions and prevented it from meeting.

Glaciers are secretly teeming with life

What does it take for an insect or worm to live full-time on a glacier?

Russia seeks mathematician’s extradition

Mikhail Verbitsky was detained at an Armenian airport last Thursday on charges of inciting terrorism

Algae Is Turning the Reflecting Pool Green. Again.

MAXINE JOSELOW

Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after a $14.2 million repair project.