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Glass Threads Spun From a Volcano’s Bubbly Magma
A volcanic formation known as Pele’s hair is produced when air-filled magma is stretched, according to a new study by a team of scientists and glass artists.
How to Turn a Chicken Egg Into a Drug Factory
A biotech start-up is testing a novel way of efficiently producing pharmaceutical drugs.
Wealthy Investors Target Foes of Clean Energy, Seeking Revenge
Renewable energy leaders said their industry got “rolled” in President Trump’s tax bill. Now they’re fighting back, starting in Texas.
Schumer Pledges Democrats Will Restore Clean Energy Tax Credits
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, said Democrats would pursue an agenda to reduce energy costs if they win back control of Congress.
Trump to Delay Nominating New C.D.C. Director
The administration has yet to find a candidate who aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda while avoiding his unpopular stance on vaccines.
Heisuke Hironaka, Groundbreaking Mathematician, Is Dead at 94
A recipient of his profession’s prestigious Fields Medal, he devised an algorithm that helps solve mathematical “singularities.” It now permeates the field.
E.P.A. Waives Smog Rules on Summer Gasoline in Bid to Ease Prices
The moves will allow expanded sales of a higher-ethanol blend known as E15, which is often restricted in the summer.
Humans Had Dogs Before They Had Farming, Ancient DNA Confirms
New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have acquired dogs from one another.
Maryland’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Baltimore’s Climate Lawsuit
The decision represents a setback to other local governments around the country that have sued oil companies to recoup the mounting costs of climate change.
Ancient Grapes Reveal Long History of Modern Wines
Genetic material preserved in ancient grape seeds reveals when, and how, humans meddled with wine grapes.
NASA Adds Moon Base and Nuclear-Powered Mars Spacecraft to Road Map
The agency announced the more specific plans and timelines after years of suggesting it may build a lunar outpost.
How Do You Measure Snow From Space? First, Climb a Mountain.
A new satellite could transform how water is studied worldwide. But to help unlock its capabilities, scientists first needed to take critical measurements on a mountaintop.
We’ve Been Underestimating Flying Foxes
Australia used to incinerate the large fruit bats, but research suggests they bring hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits to the country’s economy.
Tango Therapy: How the Dance of Passion Is Helping Parkinson’s Patients
Once a week, patients in an Argentine hospital with Parkinson’s disease use the movements of tango to help address issues of balance, stiffness and coordination.
Wicked Stepmother No Longer, a Female Pharoah Gets a Reputational Makeover
A reassessment of damaged 3,500-year-old statuary adds to evidence that Queen Hatshepsut wasn’t the villain that scholars long took her to be.
MDMA Therapy in Australia Shows Results for PTSD Patients, but the Cost Is Limiting Access
The country’s experiment with psychedelic medicine has led to positive outcomes, psychiatrists say, but also highlights the limitations of the nascent field.
Carbon Capture Technology Is Helping This Pub Make Beer
A pub in California is pulling carbon dioxide from the air to carbonate pints. If the business model works, it could give the broader carbon-capture industry a boost.
Takeaways From the Times’s Inside Look at the C.D.C.
Many current and former employees say the actions of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are undermining the agency’s role in safeguarding public health.
Diabetes, Overlooked and Unchecked, Poses New Risks in Africa
As deaths from diabetes start to rival those from infectious threats like malaria, a new form of the condition linked to malnutrition is surfacing in patients who can afford neither screening nor care.
J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize Winner for Cancer Research, Dies at 90
He helped discover cancer-causing genes. Later, as chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, he led a major expansion.
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