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May 26, 2026

NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO Exploring the Universe with a World of Antennas With 263 antennas spread across the U.S. and Mexico, the Next Generation Very Large Array, would join a new wave of radio astronomy. By Katrina Miller

Dea/Biblioteca Ambrosiana, via Getty Images A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard. The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons. By Chico Harlan

Erin Schaff/The New York Times Short Naps, Long Hours: How Autism Clinics Squeeze Medicaid Dollars Out of Preschoolers The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm. By Sarah Kliff, Margot Sanger-Katz, Erin Schaff and Asmaa Elkeurti

SPL/Science Source One-and-Done Heart Disease Prevention? Scientists Show It May Be Possible. A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug seemed to reduce LDL long-term in a small trial. The results may point to something “curative,” one expert said. By Gina Kolata

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Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times Did You Know a Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming? Here’s How to See It. On Aug. 12, parts of Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal will experience the thrill of daytime darkness. Here’s where you can witness the cosmic spectacle. By Danielle Dowling

Diana Cervantes for The New York Times A Very Lonely Caterpillar, Possibly the Last of Its Kind, Has Died The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2022. The caterpillar was the last individual in human care. By Catrin Einhorn

Loren Elliott for The New York Times When Humans Went Away, the Wildlife Strayed When people disappeared from the landscape, as they did during the pandemic, wild animals changed how they used space and resources, scientists found. By Emily Anthes

Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times Pigeons and People Have Been Frenemies for Longer Than You Think Bones discovered at an archaeological site in Cyprus suggest the birds have been strutting around human settlements since at least 1400 B.C. By Rachel Nuwer

SpaceX Completes Mostly Successful Starship Rocket Flight The 12th test flight of SpaceX’s gargantuan rocket launched on Friday evening and ended its journey in the Indian Ocean just over an hour later. By Kenneth Chang

Think Urinating on a Jellyfish Sting Is Helpful? Think Again. Jellyfish myths and misconceptions abound. Here’s how to stay safe this beach season around these gelatinous wonders. By Johnny Diaz

How ‘Sentinel Gardens’ Help Spot Dangerous Bugs Abroad Scientists have planted American trees in China, Korea and elsewhere to attract hungry insects. Their hope is to identify the most damaging bugs before they cross the ocean. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Forecasters Expect Fewer Hurricanes This Year, but There’s a Catch El Niño may keep the Atlantic quieter, but it could bring more storms to the Pacific. By Judson Jones

Science Group Seeks Public Hearing for N.S.F. Nominee The American Association for the Advancement of Science questioned the credentials of Jim O’Neill, tapped to lead the National Science Foundation. By William J. Broad

CLIMATE CHANGE

Apu Gomes/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Why Scientists Retired the Dire Climate Scenario Used for Over a Decade While global warming is still a threat, the decision to back away from a worst-case outlook raises questions about whether some risks have been overstated. By Brad Plumer and Eric Niiler

Capital Pictures/Paramount Pictures, via Alamy Twenty Years After His Film, Al Gore Tweaks the Climate Script Mr. Gore is still giving the slide show that “An Inconvenient Truth” was built around, but with changes that reflect a shift in the discussion of climate change. By Chico Harlan

J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press Rafe Pomerance, the Paul Revere of Climate Change, Dies at 79 An environmental lobbyist and activist, he was a pivotal figure in drawing public attention and political support to the existential issue. By Trip Gabriel

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HEALTH

AJ Mast/Bloomberg Experimental Drug Yields Dramatic Weight Loss People who got the injection, retatrutide, lost 28 percent of their body weight on average after 80 weeks, Eli Lilly said. By Gina Kolata and Rebecca Robbins

In City at Center of Ebola Crisis, ‘the Virus Is Far Ahead of Us’ The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape. By Declan Walsh and Arlette Bashizi

Eric Lee/The New York Times Health Experts ‘Stunned’ by Trump Officials’ Strict Quarantine Measures Public health experts say the administration’s quarantine orders go beyond what is needed to prevent the U.S. spread of Ebola and hantavirus. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Jacey Fortin

Jospin Mwisha/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images Efforts to Contain Ebola May Have Been Hindered by Lack of U.S. Involvement Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Stephanie Nolen

New Research Upends the Argument for a Popular Longevity Supplement A central claim about N.A.D.+ isn’t as straightforward as influencers make it out to be. By Dana G. Smith

Kennedy Fires Leaders of Key Health Task Force The health secretary has undermined the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force over the past year. By Maggie Astor

7 Ways to Shake Up Your Exercise Routine If your workout feels tedious, try these ideas for something new. By Erik Vance

Ask Well Does Sweating More Make for a Better Workout? If you’re exercising in hot or humid conditions, here’s what to know. By Allessandra DiCorato

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