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At the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan, 95-foot tanks used to store contaminated water abound.
At the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan, 95-foot tanks used to store contaminated water abound. Ko Sasaki for The New York Times
'Hail Mary' at Fukushima Daiichi: An Underground Ice Wall
By MARTIN FACKLER
The project is designed to keep water out of the damaged reactor buildings at the nuclear power plant, and radioactive water from reaching the Pacific. Critics say it may not work.
 
John Kappelman, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Texas at Austin, with 3D printouts of Lucy's skeleton.
Marsha Miller/University of Texas at Austin
By CARL ZIMMER
A team of scientists recently concluded that Lucy, a hominid whose skeleton was discovered in 1974, died from a long fall — but their study has divided experts.
The leaves of a dead oak tree in Tomales Bay State Park in Marin County, Calif.
Gabrielle Lurie for The New York Times
By CYNTHIA H. CRAFT
A complex convergence of factors — the drought, bark beetles, a pathogen spreading sudden oak death, and human failings — has devastated huge, breathtaking forest areas.
Dogs that were trained to enter an M.R.I. machine for the research.
Enik Kubinyi
By JAMES GORMAN
New research suggests that dogs respond to meaning and intonation in human voices.

 
Video
By ROBIN LINDSAY AND JAMES GORMAN
A new, blue, whirling shape of fire, inspired by a 2011 Jim Beam bourbon conflagration, could one day help clean up oil spills.
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An artist's impression of the planet Proxima b orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to Earth's sun.
One Star Over, a Planet That Might Be Another Earth
By KENNETH CHANG
Scientists last week announced the discovery of a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest neighbor to our solar system. It might someday be possible to reach.
• Op-Ed: What's So Special About Another Earth?
Demi Lovato at the Democratic convention. She was accused of stealing material from the band Sleigh Bells for one of her songs.
The Accidental Plagiarist in All of Us
By STEPH YIN
To differing degrees, we've all been guilty of cryptomnesia, the process of claiming an original thought already encountered elsewhere.
Images show the damage inflicted on the heads of twin girls born with the Zika virus.
Brain Scans of Brazilian Babies Show Array of Zika Effects
By PAM BELLUCK
The images show that the virus can inflict serious damage to many different parts of the fetal brain beyond microcephaly, the condition of unusually small heads.
• All Donated Blood in U.S. Should Be Tested for Zika, F.D.A. Says
• In Reaction to Zika Outbreak, Echoes of Polio
A MammaPrint microarray of two tumor biopsies: low risk (top) and high risk (bottom). Active genes, including many that help tumors grow and spread, show up red, and inactive ones green.
Test Identifies Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Skip Chemotherapy
By DENISE GRADY
Researchers found that nearly half of women with early breast cancer can safely avoid the treatment with little risk of cancer recurring or spreading in five years.
Surprisingly Little Evidence for the Usual Wisdom About Teeth
By AARON E. CARROLL
Many of the things we're told to do for our dental health aren't supported by systematic reviews.
 
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An Italian wall lizard perched in a fire pit in Greenwich, Conn. The animal, thought to have origins around Tuscany, has been in the New York City region for decades.
Migrant Lizard, Having Made It in New York, Heads Elsewhere
By JIM DWYER

Octobot, a small, eight-armed machine, is the first fully autonomous soft-bodied robot.
Meet a Robot That Is Squishy, Adorable and Revolutionary
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR

Heavy traffic clogs the 101 Freeway right as people depart from work for the Labor Day holiday in Los Angeles on August 29, 2014.
Stuck in Traffic, Polluting the Inside of Our Cars
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG

People throwing tomatoes at one another during last year's La Tomatina festival in Buñol, Spain.
You Say Tomato, These Moths Say Dinner
By STEPH YIN

An aerial view of Midway Atoll in June 2007.
Obama to Create World's Largest Marine Reserve Off Hawaii
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS

The artist Cai Guo-Qiang's studio in New York, where the mirrored hood, center, projects the street scene on a mirrored desk in the basement.
A 'Skylight' Made From Two Mirrors
By JOANNA KLEIN

A NASA Satellite Ends the Silent Treatment
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR

Q&A
Why do algae grow in ponds in warm weather? Are they the same algae from year to year or does a new batch grow every year?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY

 
Health
How Parents Harnessed Social Media to Challenge EpiPen Prices
By TARA PARKER-POPE

Playing With a Concussion Doubles Recovery Time
By RACHEL RABKIN PEACHMAN

Edible Sunscreens Are All the Rage, but No Proof They Work
By ALYSON KRUEGER

When Kids Are in the Bed: The Ups and Downs of Co-Sleeping
By ALICE CALLAHAN

For Tennis Elbow, No Such Thing as a Quick Fix
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Personal Health
Rethinking the Use of Hormones to Ease Menopause Symptoms
By JANE E. BRODY

 
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