timef 04/29/2026
- How to Build a Better Kind of Nuclear Power? This Side Hustle Might Help. nytimes.com2026-04-29 21:01:02
Zap Energy says its ultimate goal is safe, clean energy from fusion. To help get there, it’s starting to build fission reactors.
- Scientists Unveil ‘Long Lost’ Map for Smell nytimes.com2026-04-29 17:02:39
The odor receptors in the nose are not distributed at random but organized in a precise spatial pattern, two new studies reveal.
- The Murky Ethics of Swimming With Killer Whales nytimes.com2026-04-29 17:00:48
Only two places in the world allow tourists to enter the water with the ocean’s apex predator. But the safety of both species is a growing concern.
- Global Deforestation Slows, W.R.I. Report Finds. But Wildfires Are Taking a Toll. nytimes.com2026-04-29 12:01:02
In 2025, the world razed less forest than any other year in the last decade. The bad news: global warming is making wildfires more frequent and intense.
- Could At-Home Brain Stimulation Reduce Psychiatry’s Reliance on S.S.R.I.s? nytimes.com2026-04-29 04:47:53
A headset recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration uses a weak electric current to shock the brain. Some researchers hope it could challenge the current pill-centric paradigm.
- Grand Jury Indicts Former N.I.H. Official nytimes.com2026-04-29 00:21:42
Prosecutors accused Dr. David Morens, a former adviser to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, of hiding records related to the onset of the pandemic.
