Timef 01/24/2026
- Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’ nytimes.com2026-01-24 18:00:11
The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people.
- Pedro Sanchez, Who Helped Feed the Developing World, Dies at 85 nytimes.com2026-01-24 06:11:35
A soil scientist, he partnered with the United Nations and other organizations to bring productive agricultural practices to uncooperative terrain.
- Louis E. Brus, Nobel Laureate Who Illuminated the Nanoworld, Dies at 82 nytimes.com2026-01-24 03:42:09
He accidentally created some of the first quantum dots, tiny semiconductors that now power many electronics.
- Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional nytimes.com2026-01-24 00:51:47
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.
