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The Teacher in Room 1214

It was 45 seconds too late, but the teacher had a plan.A gunman had just barraged her classroom with an AR-15, killing two...

Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People

Outbreaks of measles in parts of Texas and New Mexico have sickened nearly 100 people, according to state health officials who warned that...

‘The Interview’: Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World

The science journalist and author Ed Yong likes to joke that during the first wave of Covid-19 in 2020, the impact and reach...

Accessibility Is Taking a Hit Across the Sciences

Tyler Nelson, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Florida, studies the neurobiology of pain, a choice partly motivated by his own frustrations...

As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?

As the reality sets in that the United States is drastically diminishing its foreign assistance to developing countries, an urgent conversation is starting...

Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling

The Trump administration has blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on much of the...

Judge Extends Block on N.I.H. Medical Research Cuts

A federal judge on Friday agreed to extend an order blocking the National Institutes of Health from reducing grant funding to institutions conducting...

FDA Staffed Up to Review AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone.

In recent years, the Food and Drug Administration hired experts in surgical robots and pioneers in artificial intelligence. It scooped up food chemists,...

A Boneyard Along the Thames River Reveals London’s Ancient Burials

The banks of the Thames River have hosted human settlements for thousands of years, from Neolithic huts to the soaring skyscrapers of London....

Dairy Workers May Have Passed Bird Flu to Pet Cats, CDC Study Suggests

Two dairy workers in Michigan may have transmitted bird flu to their pet cats last May, suggests a new study published on Thursday...

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