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- Medical Groups Sue to Block Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
by Apoorva Mandavilli on 20 January 2026 at 00:33The groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say the C.D.C.’s revised vaccine schedule is not based on scientific evidence and will harm the public.
- Cows Use Tools, Too, New Study Finds
by Emily Anthes on 19 January 2026 at 16:00A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say.
- No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a Study Finds
by Azeen Ghorayshi on 19 January 2026 at 15:27The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
- A Look Through a Century of Times Reporting From Antarctica
by Raymond Zhong on 19 January 2026 at 15:05Generations of Times journalists have journeyed there with scientists. Their coverage traces humankind’s changing relationship with the most mysterious continent.
- Joel Primack, Physicist Who Helped Explain the Cosmos, Dies at 80by Kenneth Chang on 18 January 2026 at 19:47
A professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he was a key contributor to a landmark paper that laid out how the universe came to look like it does today.
- Artemis II Moon Mission: NASA Completes Giant Rocket’s Slow Ride to Launchpad
by Kenneth Chang on 18 January 2026 at 00:55The Space Launch System and Orion capsule were transported to the launchpad before an astronaut mission that could launch as soon as Feb. 6.
- 3 Policy Moves Likely to Change Health Care for Older People
by Paula Span on 17 January 2026 at 13:48Two regulatory rollbacks, along with a new A.I. experiment in Medicare, raise some worrisome questions.
- World’s First Treaty to Protect the High Seas Becomes Law
by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey on 17 January 2026 at 12:12Over two decades after negotiations began, the High Seas Treaty is designed to protect biodiversity in international waters by enabling conservation zones.
- Supreme Court to Decide if the Pesticide Roundup Is Shielded From Lawsuits
by Karen Zraick and Hiroko Tabuchi on 16 January 2026 at 21:57The case could affect thousands of claims that the widely used weedkiller causes cancer.
- Virginia Coastal Offshore Wind Project Can Continue, Judge Rules
by Brad Plumer on 16 January 2026 at 20:58Construction can continue on an $11.2 billion project off the coast of Virginia, said to be 70 percent complete.