timef 05/21/2026
- Trump to Ease Restrictions on Climate ‘Super Pollutants’ nytimes.com2026-05-21 21:00:05
The administration will delay a phase out of hydrofluorocarbons, potent planet-warming chemicals used in air-conditioning and refrigeration.
- Trump to Ease Restrictions on Climate ‘Super Pollutants’ nytimes.com2026-05-21 21:00:05
The administration will delay a phase out of hydrofluorocarbons, potent planet-warming chemicals used in air-conditioning and refrigeration.
- SpaceX to Attempt Its 12th Test Flight of Starship nytimes.com2026-05-21 18:12:49
The giant rocket is scheduled to lift off on Thursday after a seven-month pause and a month before SpaceX’s planned public offering.
- Science Group Seeks Public Hearing for N.S.F. Nominee nytimes.com2026-05-21 17:05:47
The American Association for the Advancement of Science questioned the credentials of Jim O’Neill, tapped to lead the National Science Foundation.
- A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard. nytimes.com2026-05-21 17:02:07
The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.
- Pigeons and People Have Been Frenemies for Longer Than You Think nytimes.com2026-05-21 07:01:04
Bones discovered at an archaeological site in Cyprus suggest the birds have been strutting around human settlements since at least 1400 B.C.
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX Pulls Back the Curtain on Its Finances nytimes.com2026-05-21 05:05:24
Mr. Musk’s rocket and satellite maker disclosed its financial performance for the first time, as it prepares to go public in what is set to be one of the largest offerings to date.
- This Moon of Neptune Might Have Survived a Wrecking-Ball Event nytimes.com2026-05-21 02:23:52
Neptune’s moons have long provided evidence of a cataclysm four billion years ago. A new study suggests one moon may have made it through.
- Ebola Crisis Sparks Debate Over Global Health Double Standards nytimes.com2026-05-21 00:33:33
To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound.
