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Is the Hubble constant—a key part of how we measure the expansion of our universe—in a crisis? Some cosmologists say yes.

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The health secretary fired the entire panel that recommends vaccines. Plus, the EPA moves to expedite cleanup of Superfund ...

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Biochemist Virginia Man-Yee Lee has spent her career unlocking the proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases. Her secret? Happiness.