SCIENCE

Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs. But some scholars are skeptical.Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs. But some scholars are skeptical. Read More

Across the country, companies have been installing giant batteries that help them use more wind and solar power. That’s about to get much harder.Across the country, companies have been installing giant batteries that help them use more wind and solar power. That’s about to get much harder. Read More

New research painted a more accurate picture of the megafauna that spread widely around the Americas before they went extinct.New research painted a more accurate picture of the megafauna that spread widely around the Americas before they went extinct. Read More

In addition to reductions at agency personnel, federal regulators are demanding $2.9 billion in contract cancellations, The Times has learned.In addition to reductions at agency personnel, federal regulators are demanding $2.9 billion in contract cancellations, The Times has learned. Read More

The facility, in Colstrip, Mont., used a new E.P.A. system for requesting special waivers from President Trump.The facility, in Colstrip, Mont., used a new E.P.A. system for requesting special waivers from President Trump. Read More

It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He found a creative way to prove it.It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He found a creative way to prove it. Read

The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world.The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world. Read More

The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide. Read More

A growing body of research suggests that preventing the viral infection can help stave off cognitive decline.A growing body of research suggests that preventing the viral infection can help stave off cognitive decline. Read More

Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a scientist said.Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a scientist said. Read More