- A.K. Best, Master of the Art of Fly Tying, Is Dead at 92by Jeré Longman on 29 August 2025 at 18:26
His meticulously crafted, lifelike designs were said to have “shaped the soul of modern fly fishing.”
- Sept. 23: NASA could launch a mission to map the solar system’s boundaries.by Michael Roston on 29 August 2025 at 17:09
- Sept. 29: Blue Origin could launch twin NASA satellites to Mars.by Michael Roston on 29 August 2025 at 17:08
- ‘We Are All Shocked’: Warming Waters Bring a Stinging Sea Slug to Spain’s Coastsby Jonathan Wolfe on 29 August 2025 at 05:41
The blue dragons, which pack a ferocious sting, have led to several beach closures. Experts say it’s a worrying sign of the warming of the Mediterranean.
- RFK Jr. Sought to Fire CDC Director Susan Monarez Over Vaccine Policyby Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Apoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett on 29 August 2025 at 01:55
The director, Susan Monarez, declined to fire agency leaders or to accept all recommendations from a vaccine advisory panel made over by Mr. Kennedy, according to people with knowledge of the events.
- Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Proceduresby Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth on 28 August 2025 at 17:06
A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care.
- CDC Director Susan Monarez Is Fired, White House Saysby Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Apoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett on 28 August 2025 at 10:34
Susan Monarez was said to have refused to adopt Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s stance on vaccination policy. A lawyer for Dr. Monarez said the firing was “legally deficient.”
- Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rulesby Hiroko Tabuchi on 28 August 2025 at 09:03
A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up “forever chemicals,” documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.
- A Casualty of Trump’s Tariffs: India’s Nascent Solar Industryby Somini Sengupta on 28 August 2025 at 00:18
The full weight of a 50 percent tariff on Indian goods took effect this week, undercutting one of the country’s most promising markets for solar exports.
- Southwest Monsoon Brings Dust Storms and Rainby Amy Graff on 27 August 2025 at 22:36
The season for strong storms came late. This week, it has led to travel delays, a snarled start to Burning Man and a recharged waterfall in Yosemite.
- FDA Approves Updated Covid Vaccines With New Restrictionsby Christina Jewett and Jacey Fortin on 27 August 2025 at 22:24
The agency’s fall recommendations underscore the goals of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to limit access to the vaccines, which he has long opposed.
- Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goalsby Lisa Friedman on 27 August 2025 at 20:48
The president has made no secret of his distaste for wind and solar in America. Now he’s taking his fossil fuel agenda overseas.
- Rainer Weiss, Who Gave a Nod to Einstein and the Big Bang, Dies at 92by Dylan Loeb McClain on 27 August 2025 at 19:04
He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on gravitational waves, which helped confirm Einstein’s general theory of relativity and how the universe began.
- This Crocodile Relative Was One of Dinosaurs’ Most Fearsome Predatorsby Asher Elbein on 27 August 2025 at 18:00
A fossil found in Argentina shows that up to the very end of the age of dinosaurs, they faced serious competition from other reptile species.
- Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Uprightby Carl Zimmer on 27 August 2025 at 16:14
A new study reveals some of the crucial molecular steps on the path to bipedalism.
- It’s a Night Light. It’s a Plant. It’s a Glowing Succulent.by Cara Giaimo on 27 August 2025 at 15:00
In a proof of concept, researchers demonstrated that they could bioengineer a couple of hours of light into a common plant.
- Like Humans, Every Tree Has Its Own Microbiome, a New Study Has Foundby Alexa Robles-Gil on 27 August 2025 at 14:00
Scientists have found that a single tree can be home to a trillion microbial cells — an invisible ecosystem that is only beginning to be understood.
- SpaceX Starship Completes Successful Test Flight After Previous Launch Setbacksby Kenneth Chang on 27 August 2025 at 13:14
After setbacks during the last three launches of Starship, Elon Musk’s rocket splashed down in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday night.
- SpaceX Scrubs 10th Starship Test Launch Because of Lousy Weatherby Kenneth Chang on 26 August 2025 at 20:49
Weather interfered on Monday night with the ability of Elon Musk’s company to show it could overcome setbacks faced by its Starship prototype.
- How the Pygmy Sea Horse Lost Its Snoutby Carl Zimmer on 26 August 2025 at 20:06
The genome of a small, remarkable sea horse offers a surprising lesson in nature’s creativity.
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