Timef 01/23/2026
- Increased Scrutiny Leads to an Improved Organ Transplant System nytimes.com2026-01-23 18:03:34
A crackdown on problems with fairness and safety is achieving results, including a big drop in the number of sick patients being passed over for transplants.
- An Antarctic Mission to Recover a Robot’s Data nytimes.com2026-01-23 18:03:11
In the unforgiving polar wilderness, scientists go to great lengths to safeguard the devices that gather precious data.
- Kennedy Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked nytimes.com2026-01-23 06:59:39
A planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine drew widespread condemnation from researchers. Now the host country says it cannot proceed.
- Energy Dept. Says It Is Canceling $30 Billion in Clean Energy Loans nytimes.com2026-01-23 06:41:50
Many of the cancellations had been known for months, but the announcement underscored the drastic change in the energy landscape under President Trump.
- Trump Administration Cuts Off Funding for Fetal Tissue Research. Again. nytimes.com2026-01-23 04:15:19
The prohibition halts support for projects both inside and outside the N.I.H. President Biden had restored funding after an earlier ban by President Trump during his first term.
- Sonic Booms and Seismic Waves Can Reveal Where Space Junk Crash-Lands nytimes.com2026-01-23 03:00:10
The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft.
- A 67,800-Year-Old Handprint May Be the World’s Oldest Rock Art nytimes.com2026-01-23 00:22:24
“It was hiding in plain sight all this time,” one researcher said.
