timef 05/06/2026
- Weather Service Races to Rehire as Storm Season Arrives nytimes.com2026-05-06 21:56:53
After deep cuts last year, the agency is hiring hundreds. But fears linger that it isn’t equipped for imminent tornado and hurricane threats.
- A Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be More to Come. nytimes.com2026-05-06 20:20:02
Scientists say as glaciers retreat in a warming climate, landslide-generated tsunamis are likely to become more frequent.
- The Longevity Secrets Helping Athletes Blow Past the Limits of Age nytimes.com2026-05-06 17:01:20
With cutting-edge sports medicine and sci-fi gadgetry, more and more athletes are figuring out how to extend their careers.
- Her Self-Experiment with Drug Detox Almost Broke Her nytimes.com2026-05-06 17:00:17
Against expert advice, people are using new and unpredictable synthetic drugs to experiment on themselves in hopes of becoming free of addiction.
- Renewables Are Gaining on Fossil Fuels, IRENA Report Finds nytimes.com2026-05-06 16:00:06
Sources like wind and solar can now deliver continuous power, according to a new report. And, they’re often a bargain compared with fossil fuels.
- How Ancient Centipede Ancestors Conquered the Earth nytimes.com2026-05-06 07:01:07
A long-neglected fossil seems to show the evolutionary leap that let the ancestors of today’s many-legged arthropods crawl forth from the seas.
- Hantavirus Outbreaks Are Rare, but They Aren’t Going Away and There’s No Cure nytimes.com2026-05-06 06:11:56
Since the family of rodent-borne infections were identified in the 1950s, they have turned up all over the world.
- F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe nytimes.com2026-05-06 02:37:34
The agency’s scientists and data contractors reviewed millions of patient records for studies that were pulled back before release.
