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The Laetoli Footprints—the oldest hominin footprints ever found—are at risk of destruction

A new investigation alleges that official organizations in Tanzania have imperiled the country's artifacts and remains at four critical human heritage sites they were supposed to protect

Trump Offers Funds for First New U.S. Coal Plants in 13 Years

MAXINE JOSELOW AND BRAD PLUMER

The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.

Trump invokes Defense Production Act to keep U.S. coal plants running

Coal is the most significant fossil fuel contributor to climate change

PCOS is now PMOS: What went behind renaming the common condition

A physician involved in the long push to change the name PCOS to PMOS takes us behind the scenes of this subtle yet consequential change

How breast cancer screening can predict heart disease risk

AI analysis of mammograms could provide a "bonus finding" for heart disease

Planets aplenty may lurk around supermassive black holes

Planets might exist in the least likely place you'd imagine—around the outskirts of supermassive black holes

Leaks on Space Station Lead Astronauts to Briefly Seek Shelter in Spacecraft

KENNETH CHANG

Russian astronauts prepared to make repairs on Friday morning, but after an hour and a half, officials decided no urgent action was needed.

Report: FDA just launched a study on the abortion pill

The FDA's ongoing review of mifepristone could skip over established science, health experts warn

Astronauts take shelter on the International Space Station because of air leaks

NASA ordered its astronauts to take refuge inside a docked SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and to prepare for potential evacuation of the International Space Station. But the crew returned to normal operations shortly afterward

The New World Screwworm Is Back. Here’s What That Means.

EMILY ANTHES

Here’s why farmers and scientists are concerned over the New World screwworm’s unwelcome return to the United States.

Anthropic warns AI may soon begin recursive self-improvement

The maker of Claude wants AI labs, including itself, to prepare for a coordinated slowdown if models begin building their own successors

U.S. Forest Service to Open Millions of Acres to Off-Road Vehicles

LISA FRIEDMAN

The forthcoming order echoes President Trump’s decision to repeal executive orders that have protected other public lands from vehicles for decades.

As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments

CARL ZIMMER

The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.

ANWR Oil Draws Few Bids, Despite Trump’s Push for ‘Liquid Gold’

LISA FRIEDMAN

An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development.

Urban Light Pollution Might Be Worsening Allergies

MARTA ZARASKA

Light pollution prompts plants to shed pollen longer and stronger, according to new research.