RFK Jr. has said the U.S. should rid its food supply of synthetic ingredients. How would that affect public health?

Proposed cuts for prescribed burning could rekindle a debate over fire’s historical role in managing some forests.

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Officials asked agency staff to draft a rule that would limit data collection. The move could set a global precedent.

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In the summer of 2022, Abdel Abdellaoui was set to give a keynote at the annual conference of the International Society for Intelligence Research. But when he learned he’d be sharing a speaker roster ...

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