Top Scientific Body Finds Growing Evidence That Greenhouse Gases Are a Danger

The assessment contradicts the Trump administration’s legal arguments for relaxing pollution rules.

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Federal Report on Drinking Is Withdrawn

The upcoming U.S. Dietary Guidelines will instead be influenced by a competing study, favored by industry, which found that moderate alcohol consumption was healthy.

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NISAR — a NASA-India Collaboration — Will Study Earth With Radar. Here’s How to Watch the Launch.

A new Earth-observing satellite, built by NASA and India’s space agency, will be sent into orbit on Wednesday.

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New Report Highlights Air Traffic Control Staffing Woes

While faulting some towers for inefficient practices, the report recognized significant external factors and called on Congress to help address the problem.

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Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say

Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.

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Evidence Against Drinking Has Grown. Will Federal Advice Change?

Officials in other countries are warning about the health hazards of alcohol in any amount. Americans are still told that moderate drinking is safe. What gives?

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