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Webb Telescope Will Look for Signs of Life Way Out There

CARL ZIMMER

The first question astronomers want to answer about exoplanets: Do they have atmospheres friendly to life?

With Climate Agenda Stalled at Home, Biden Still Hopes to Lead Abroad

DAVID GELLES

The United States has demonstrated international leadership on climate change in the past, but recent setbacks are presenting new challenges for President Biden.

A Clunky, Reusable Mask May Be the Answer to N95 Waste

ANDREW JACOBS

Experts say the U.S. government has unintentionally encouraged a dependency on imported masks by failing to promote elastomeric respirators, a reusable mask that is domestically produced.

James Bardeen, an Expert on Unraveling Einstein’s Equations, Dies at 83

DENNIS OVERBYE

A scion of a renowned family of physicists, he helped set the stage for what has been called the golden age of black hole astrophysics.

Live Updates: Fields Medals in Mathematics Won by Four Under Age 40

THE NEW YORK TIMES

The prize has gone to a woman for the second time in its history. One recipient didn’t start working on complex math problems until he was 23.

Maryna Viazovska Is the Second Woman to Win the Fields Medal

KENNETH CHANG

Dr. Viazovska works on a variation of a conjecture introduced 400 years ago by Johannes Kepler, and she is the second woman to win the Fields Medal.

Who Is June Huh?

KENNETH CHANG

He wanted to be a poet, then a science journalist. Only in his last year in college did Dr. Huh discover math as a calling.

Infertility Patients and Doctors Fear Abortion Bans Could Restrict I.V.F.

JAN HOFFMAN

The new state bans don’t explicitly cover embryos created outside the womb, but legal experts say overturning Roe could make it easier to place controls on genetic testing, storage and disposal of them.

Drug Distributors Cleared of Blame for Opioids Crisis in W. Va. County

JAN HOFFMAN

Often described as ground zero for the epidemic, the communities of Cabell County and Huntington, W. Va. had opted out of a settlement and lost their case at trial.

A Refreshing Look at Egypt’s Ancient Pyramids

TANVEER BADAL

A downpour, a dust storm and an encounter with a lively dig team offered a photographer a new perspective on the country’s celebrated tombs.