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Experts explain how sunscreen really works—and why better ones may be coming soon

Thick and creamy, gloopy or spray-on, sunscreen can be confounding. This science-backed guide can help you get ready for summer

How mathematicians use Minecraft to calculate pi

A battle between "slimes" and "zoglins" could be the best way to calculate pi—at least for fans of this megahit game

One-and-Done Heart Disease Prevention? Scientists Show It May Be Possible.

GINA KOLATA

A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug seemed to reduce LDL long-term in a small trial. The results may point to something “curative,” one expert said.

Threat of Explosion From Toxic Chemical Tank Lessened, Officials Say

CHRISTINA MORALES AND SHAWN HUBLER

Evacuation orders remained in place for more than 40,000 residents around Garden Grove, Calif., the location of an industrial site containing an unstable tank of toxic chemical.

RFK Jr.’s Push to Curb Antidepressants Has Shaken Psychiatry

ELLEN BARRY

An annual psychiatric meeting was abuzz over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s call to rein in the use of depression medications. Some fear it will drive patients away from care.

A toothless, beaked, bipedal crocodile cousin roamed Earth 200 million years ago

Like modern crocodiles, this bizarre ancient reptile was likely a carnivore, but otherwise it bears little resemblance to them

Where to See the Total Solar Eclipse on Aug. 12

DANIELLE DOWLING

On Aug. 12, parts of Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal will experience the thrill of daytime darkness. Here’s where you can witness the cosmic spectacle.

Eli Lilly to Buy 3 Vaccine Developers

REBECCA ROBBINS

The drugmaker said it would spend up to $4 billion to acquire small companies exploring vaccines for shingles, Epstein-Barr virus and other pathogens.

Scientists Ditched a Scary Climate Scenario. What Now?

BRAD PLUMER AND ERIC NIILER

While global warming is still a threat, the decision to back away from a worst-case outlook raises questions about whether some risks have been overstated.

A Powerful H.I.V. Drug Lands in Zambia. But Will It Reach Those Who Need It?

STEPHANIE NOLEN AND ARLETTE BASHIZI

Lenacapavir, which protects people from H.I.V. infection with twice-yearly shots, is arriving in a country where the health system has been hollowed out by American aid cuts.

China just launched a bunch of fake human embryos into space on a new research mission

China's artificial embryos are part of an experiment to learn more about how human pregnancies could develop under microgravity conditions

Why a ‘heat dome’ over Europe is shattering temperature records right now

Western Europe is essentially trapped in the weather equivalent of a Dutch oven, a situation that one scientist said has "the fingerprints of climate change all over it"

A New Era of Exploring the Universe in Radio

KATRINA MILLER

With 263 antennas spread across the U.S. and Mexico, the Next Generation Very Large Array, would join a new wave of radio astronomy.