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States File 2 Lawsuits Over Trump’s Cuts to Endangered Species Act

MAXINE JOSELOW

Two lawsuits seek to reverse the Trump administration’s moves to open the habitats of imperiled wildlife to commercial activities.

August 2026 ties for hottest month ever recorded

The looming El Niño conditions, combined with the warming effects of climate change, contributed to the historic temperatures

The Pacific is being beset by hurricane after hurricane—why is the Atlantic so quiet?

The Pacific Ocean has seen an especially active hurricane season so far, while the Atlantic has had barely a whimper of a storm. Experts explain why

The planet Mercury is shrinking far faster than we thought

The planet's "wrinkles" give scientists a clue into how the world is contracting in size

Indonesian volcano erupts with enough force to see from space

NASA's satellites captured the aftermath of the eruption, which lasted for more than a day

Mathematicians confront the AI apocalypse

What happens when machines surpass the most brilliant human minds? Mathematicians are finding out

August Ties for Hottest Month on Record

RAYMOND ZHONG

Sweltering summer temperatures put last month on par with July 2023 for global warmth, scientists said. More records could be broken in the months ahead.

Choking Global Trade

CLAIRE BROWN

Low rainfall and shrinking rivers are causing shipping bottlenecks, and higher prices, around the world.

Scientists Who Study Sleep and Narcolepsy Win Prestigious Lasker Award

CAROLYN Y. JOHNSON

Two researchers who study the debilitating sleep disorder have won a prestigious Lasker Award. Their research in animals laid the groundwork for a new drug that addresses the condition’s root cause.

El Niño fuels wildfires in Indonesia, sickening some 100,000 people

The fires are burning peatlands, which can release more particulate matter into the air than other wildfires

U.S. to Lend $1.9 Billion to Restart a Shuttered Nuclear Plant in Iowa

BRAD PLUMER

No company in the United States has ever restarted a reactor that was seemingly closed for good, but there are now three major efforts underway to do so.

The Mathematician Crushed Between OpenAI and Anthropic Over a Math Problem

KENNETH CHANG

Tristan Buckmaster was on the path toward an important proof when one of the A.I. giants used its staggering resources to get there first.

A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?

WILLIAM J. BROAD AND CADE METZ

The technology is far from the only existential risk our species faces. But weighing such cosmic fears can become a mind-bending exercise.

The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs

BRAD PLUMER

Five years after virtually every world leader agreed to “phase down” the burning of coal for climate reasons, the fuel is more widely used than ever.

How the New iPhone Duo’s Glass Screen Bends Without Breaking

WILLIAM J. BROAD

The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.