First Satellite Made of Wood Is Launched Into Space
Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science.
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The Science That Makes Baseball Mud ‘Magical’
Scientists dug up the real dirt on the substance applied to all the baseballs used in the major leagues.
Trump Has Said R.F.K. Jr. Can ‘Go Wild’ on Health. Here’s What That Could Mean.
Donald Trump’s pledge to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild on health” has put three issues on the agenda in the final days of the 2024 campaign.
A Record Number of States Are Experiencing Drought
A tracking system for droughts in the U.S. marked a record last week: 48 out of 50 states made the list at once.
Cost of Mpox Shot Deters Americans at Risk, Critics Say
The epidemic in Africa continues to grow, prompting fears of another outbreak in the U.S. But the vaccine is no longer free, and vulnerable people are going without.
Where There’s Joy in a Terror Bird
In Colombia, a fossil-collecting rancher has found a giant, flightless killer from 13 million years ago — and a missing link to the region’s evolutionary history.
Richard A. Cash, Who Saved Millions From Dehydration, Dies at 83
He worked alongside another doctor to show that a simple rehydration therapy could check the ravages of cholera and other diarrhea-inducing diseases.
COP16 Talks in Colombia Adopt a Novel Way to Pay for Conservation
The meeting created a fund that would compensate countries for the use of genetic information.
In Mexico, Archaeologists Spot a Maya City Behind a Wall of Trees
A city with temple pyramids not far from the road and a site with a Maya complex built alongside a sinkhole lend to evidence that the Maya civilization was even more sprawling than known.
How Museums Are Incorporating Scent Into Exhibits
Museums are adding scents as another tool for communicating information about science and other subjects in their exhibits.