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Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia.
For decades, Phoenix has struggled with smog that gets trapped in its bowl-like topography and is detrimental to human health.…
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J. Craig Venter, Scientist Who Decoded the Human Genome, Dies at 79
J. Craig Venter, a scientist and entrepreneur who raced to decode the human genome, died on Wednesday in San Diego.…
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Almost All of Europe was Abnormally Hot in 2025, Report Finds
A heat wave near the Arctic, a warmer Mediterranean and wildfires and floods across Europe were part of a year…
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Loss of Emirates Further Weakens OPEC’s Influence
OPEC will be less powerful without one of its leading members, the United Arab Emirates. The question is: How much?…
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The Murky Ethics of Swimming With Killer Whales
In the turquoise waters off La Ventana, a sleepy coastal town on Mexico’s Baja peninsula, Claudio Rios, 41, monitored the…
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He Defied the State to Fortify His Mansion. Now He Wants to Be Governor.
From the water, the private sea wall in Rom Reddy’s backyard looks like a concrete fortress guarding his mansion in…
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Global Deforestation Slows, W.R.I. Report Finds. But Wildfires Are Taking a Toll.
Global tree loss fell 14 percent in 2025 from the year before, according to a report published on Wednesday by…
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Nick Pope, U.F.O. Sleuth Who Chased the Truth, Dies at 60
Nick Pope, who investigated U.F.O. sightings for Britain’s Ministry of Defense, a position that turned him from skeptic to believer…
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Trump administration fires independent board overseeing National Science Foundation
The Trump administration has fired members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation. Members of the National…
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The World Needs Natural Gas Now, but the U.S. Is Exporting All It Can
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has cut off a significant source of liquefied natural gas, but the United…
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