Timef 07/24/2025

Forests play a major role pulling planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. As the world heats up, some forests are becoming emitters in their own right.

New observations fail to confirm signs of life in the atmosphere of the distant planet K2-18b. They also raise questions about what it will take to detect biology light-years away.

Therapists are cautious about sharing personal information. When they fall ill or die unexpectedly, the shock can be shattering.

Therapists are cautious about sharing personal information. When they fall ill or die unexpectedly, the shock can be shattering.

Last year, a federal court banned some uses of the herbicide, which can drift into fields and damage crops.

While the court doesn’t have enforcement mechanisms, it has a prominent voice, and its legal arguments could reverberate.

Rocks gathered along the Colorado River contained evidence of a bustling community of animals in an ancient sea.

PEPFAR, the campaign to end H.I.V. globally, would morph into an effort to detect disease outbreaks and sell American products, according to documents obtained by The Times.

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The Hague.