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Is the Hubble constant—a key part of how we measure the expansion of our universe—in a crisis? Some cosmologists say yes.

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The agency plans to expedite the process of cleaning up toxic waste sites, even as Trump aims to slash its budget and staff.

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The health secretary fired the entire panel that recommends vaccines. Plus, the EPA moves to expedite cleanup of Superfund ...

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A military base polluted water in Newburgh, New York, with PFAS for years. Now a CDC-led study is uncovering the health ...

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New research follows a distinct lineage of bedbugs that lived alongside humans for thousands of years, suggesting they might ...