A Door Is Unlocked, and 43 Monkeys Make a Bid for Freedom NYT | Top Stories Teddy Rosenbluth 8 November 2024 at 05:44 Dozens of rhesus macaques escaped a research facility in South Carolina. They’re still on the lam. © Kathleen Flynn/ReutersA rhesus macaque at a research facility.
Warren Washington, Groundbreaking Climate Scientist, Dies at 88 NYT | Top Stories Adam Nossiter 7 November 2024 at 01:03 He invented a computer model that made it possible to measure human-induced climate change. He also helped break a color barrier in science.
China’s Wild Panda Census is Widely Regarded as Flawed NYT | China Mara Hvistendahl and Joy Dong 15 October 2024 at 17:06 The panda census methodology is widely seen as flawed, and China keeps the data shrouded in secrecy.
U.S. Research Aided Chinese Military Technology, House Republicans Say NYT | China Ana Swanson 23 September 2024 at 17:03 A congressional report argues that Beijing has exploited ties with American universities to advance technologically, and that further guardrails are needed.
Time to Say Goodbye to the B.M.I.? NYT | China Roni Caryn Rabin 6 September 2024 at 22:59 The body mass index has long been criticized as a flawed indicator of health. A replacement has been gaining support: the body roundness index.