David Fleishman, the superintendent of schools in Newton, Mass., an affluent Boston suburb, said he recently received a message from a parent who pushed for
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Neanderthals and Humans Swapped Places in This French Cave
Tens of thousands of years ago, the hottest real estate in Europe was a rock shelter in southern France. Grotte Mandrin had everything a hominin
How Billions in Infrastructure Funding Could Worsen Global Warming
Over the coming decade, the decisions that Colorado and other states make about how many new roads to build could have major consequences for America’s
She Wasn’t on PCP, but Her Own Body Made Her Hallucinate
A MOLECULE AWAY FROM MADNESS Tales of the Hijacked Brain By Sara Manning Peskin On an ordinary day in August 2016, Lauren Kane was sucked
C.D.C. Resists Pressure to Change Guidance on Masks
WASHINGTON — The White House has been meeting with outside health experts to plan a pandemic exit strategy and a transition to a “new normal,”
Fusion race kicked into high gear by smart tech
TAE, located in leafy Foothill Ranch, south-east of Los Angeles, has raised over $880m in private funding – more than any other fusion company. High-profile
Geomagnetic Storm Destroys 40 New SpaceX Satellites in Orbit
Over the past three years, SpaceX has deployed thousands of satellites into low-Earth orbit as part of its business to beam high-speed internet service from
New York Drops Indoor Mask Mandate, Easing Covid Rules
Gov. Kathy Hochul will drop New York’s stringent indoor mask mandate on Wednesday, ending a requirement that businesses ask customers for proof of full vaccination
With Mask Restrictions Set to Lift, a Haze of Uncertainty Lingers
As the Omicron surge begins to recede in many regions of the country, the governors of New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware have announced that they
The Next Vaccine Debate: Immunize Young Children Now, or Wait?
The Food and Drug Administration’s upcoming review of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for young children is without precedent in recent history. Next week, scientific advisers