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A Lonely Baby Monkey Wins Hearts, and Even a Few Friends

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 3:16pm
Legions of fans from around the world have been cheering on Punch, a 7-month-old macaque who had been struggling to socialize at a zoo outside Tokyo.

Data Centers and Your Power Bill

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 2:42pm
New A.I. sites could drive up your power bill. We look at possible solutions.

U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 2:29pm
The Trump administration is threatening to leave the influential agency unless it stops publishing its annual road map for cutting planet-warming emissions.

A Rare Glimpse of a Sleeper Shark in Antarctic Waters

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 11:57am
Researchers filmed a 10-to-13-foot sleeper shark off the South Shetland Islands, in what may be the first recording of the species that far south.

On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 5:00am
None of the main research on the voyage of the Araon was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, a sign of the difficult times for American science.

E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants, Documents Show

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 3:58pm
Senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to announce the move on Friday, according to people briefed on the matter.

An Antarctic Expedition Ends in New Zealand

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 3:23pm
But stay tuned: We’ve still got more to share about this Antarctic expedition, and the next ones scientists are already planning.

N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 1:33pm
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.

How Microbes Got Their Crawl

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 12:00pm
In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.

E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 9:41am
Environmental and health groups sued the E.P.A. over its elimination of the endangerment finding. The matter is likely to end up before the Supreme Court.

F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 9:17am
Moderna said it had held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.

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