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U.S. Officials to Cut Funding for Landmark Study of Women’s Health

Federal health officials plan to cut funding to the Women’s Health Initiative, effectively shuttering one of the largest and longest studies of women’s...

‘Bone Collector’ Caterpillars Don’t Play With Their Food. They Wear It.

Hawaii is a beautiful tropical paradise and also home to formidable creepy crawly predators. There are spiders that impale prey in midair and...

Who Founded Carthage? New Genetic Study Upturns Old View

Phoenicians no doubt traveled to and from Carthage, he said, and over the six or seven centuries of its Punic life many probably...

These Apes Are Matriarchal, but It Doesn’t Mean They’re Peaceful

Male domination is the natural order of things, some people say. But bonobos, primates with whom we share nearly 99 percent of our...

Trump Cuts Threaten Meals and Services for People With Disabilities and the Aging

Every Monday, Maurine Gentis, a retired teacher, waits for a delivery from Meals on Wheels South Texas.“The meals help stretch my budget,” Ms....

Leaders of Mental Health Giant Promised Big Bonuses to Deal With Federal Investigations

Last year was tough for Acadia Healthcare, one of the country’s largest providers of mental health services.A slew of federal agencies opened investigations...

An E.U. Deforestation Rule Has Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Scrambling

Farmers in Africa that produce some of the world’s most prized coffee are in a scramble to comply with new European Union environmental...

A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.

Gladiators battled lions and other wild animals in the arenas of the Roman Empire. But for all the tales of glorious combat depicted...

The Physics of Perfect Pour-Over Coffee

More than a billion cups of coffee are consumed daily: French-press, espresso, cold brew, whatever it takes.Arnold Mathijssen, a physicist at the University...

A Philadelphia Glass Artist Has Made a Secular Sanctuary for the Ages

This article is part of our Museums special section about how artists and institutions are adapting to changing times.“Super/Natural” — an immersive, dome-shape...

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