• E.P.A. Employees Are Invited to Adopt Soon-to-Be Homeless Lab Rats
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from NYT > Science
    The agency is cutting animal testing of chemicals. Some scientists are concerned, but in the meantime the rats (and zebra fish) need new homes.
  • Mystery over ‘unusually large’ Roman shoes unearthed in Northumberland
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from - Science RSS Feed
    The size 14 shoes were unearthed at Magna Roman Fort in Northumberland earlier this year
  • Don’t Like Eating Insects? Your Pet Might.
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from NYT > Science
    Could insect meal and lab-grown meat be a more sustainable, ethical way to feed our cats and dogs?
  • Fossils unlock 250-million-year-old mystery of the ‘Great Dying’
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from - Science RSS Feed
    Almost all life on Earth was wiped out in the mass extinction event
  • $88m pollution-tracking satellite missing in space
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BBC News - Science & Environment
    MethaneSat was meant to keep track of potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas production.
  • Archaeologists perplexed to find ‘very large’ Roman leather shoes at ancient fort
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from - Science RSS Feed
    Largest of the finds was close to modern UK size 14, or US size 16, researchers say
  • 'Chaotic and deeply frightening': Once a global gold standard, U.S. government health guidance is falling apart
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Science - Los Angeles Times
    Government-provided health information now comes with disclaimers that the government can't be trusted.
  • Federal contractors improperly dumped wildfire-related asbestos waste at L.A. landfills
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Science - Los Angeles Times
    Cleanup crews contracted by the Army Corp of Engineers dumped asbestos-tainted wildfire debris in landfills that they shouldn't have, according to government records.
  • Air pollution and herbal medicines could be behind lung cancer in non-smokers, study finds
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from - Science RSS Feed
    Researchers say never-smokers living in more polluted cities have significantly more mutations linked to malignancy
  • Lovebugs Swarm South Korea’s Capital, Drawing Residents’ Ire
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from NYT > Science
    Municipal workers in the South Korean capital region are responding to a summer infestation by spraying water, but residents wish they would break out the poison.
  • Third Interstellar Object, Comet 3I/ATLAS, Is Traveling Through Solar System
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from NYT > Science
    3I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the galaxy.
  • Emojis Show You Care, Research Suggests
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Science & Health from Newser
    A simple emoji in text messages could help build stronger, more satisfying relationships—and it may not matter which emoji you choose, a new study suggests: Any emoji seems to send a message of attentiveness. Research published in PLOS...
  • Gilmour Space again delays launch of Australia’s first orbital rocket
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Science News - UPI.com
    The Australian aerospace firm Gilmour Space has again delayed the launch of its Eris 1 rocket, the country's first orbital rocket.
  • Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from NYT > Science
    Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.
  • Largest ever chunk of Mars which fell to Earth in meteor strike goes up for auction
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from - Science RSS Feed
    The sale of the meteorite in New York later this month could break records
  • Researchers Unlock Ancient Egyptian Man's DNA
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Science & Health from Newser
    Sealed in a pottery vessel for over 4,500 years, the skeleton of an ancient Egyptian craftsman has now yielded the first complete genome from Egypt's Old Kingdom, offering a rare genetic window into the dawn of the Age of the Pyramids....
  • 454 Hints That a Chatbot Wrote Part of a Biomedical Researcher’s Paper
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from NYT > Science
    Scientists show that the frequency of a set of words seems to have increased in published study abstracts since ChatGPT was released into the world.
  • Anne Merriman, ‘Mother of Palliative Care’ in Uganda, Dies at 90
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from NYT > Science
    A medical doctor and former nun, she found an affordable way to expand palliative care in the developing world, bringing pain relief to poor, terminally ill patients.
  • Scientist Use A.I. To Mimic the Mind, Warts and All
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from NYT > Science
    To better understand human cognition, scientists trained a large language model on 10 million psychology experiment questions. It now answers questions much like we do.
  • Secrets of ancient societies revealed through DNA from 4,000-year-old teeth
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from - Science RSS Feed
    Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia
  • More parm than good? Cheese may be what’s giving you nightmares, scientists say
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from - Science RSS Feed
    The majority of those reporting poor sleep and nightmares were women
  • Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone test
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from BBC News - Science & Environment
    A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago sheds new light on the rise of Ancient Egypt.
  • In Rattling Japan Islands, 'It's Very Scary to Even Fall Asleep'
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Science & Health from Newser
    Upward of 600 people have made their home in Japan's Tokara Islands, a 12-island archipelago with seven inhabited islands between Japan's mainland and the island of Okinawa. Over the past couple of weeks, however, the chain has been hit...
  • 5 Examples of How Wildly Hot It Is in Europe
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Science & Health from Newser
    Europe sizzled in its first major heat wave of the summer on Tuesday, with temperatures more typical of July and August, said Samantha Burgess of the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. Five examples of just how hot it...
  • Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe' - UN report
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from BBC News - Science & Environment
    It says drought has compounded poverty, hunger, and energy insecurity worldwide.
  • What's Happening in Your Gut May Affect Your Dreams
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Science & Health from Newser
    There's an old belief that eating cheese before bed triggers nightmares. Now, a study suggests there may be some truth to that, at least for those with a lactose intolerance. Researchers at the University of Montreal surveyed more than...
  • NASA-Netflix Partnership Is a 'Sci-Fi Dream'
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Science & Health from Newser
    Netflix is teaming up with NASA to livestream rocket launches and other space events directly to its subscribers, the companies announced on Monday, "in a move that's equal parts sci-fi dream and Saturday afternoon plan," according to...
  • Methane-tracking satellite backed by Bezos lost in space
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Health News & Science News - Times of India
    A climate change mission suffered a setback as the $88 million MethaneSAT, backed by Jeff Bezos and New Zealand, has disappeared in space. Designed to monitor greenhouse gas emissions, the satellite encountered technical issues and...
  • Scientists tracking ‘interstellar’ object that has come to us from another solar system
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from - Science RSS Feed
    Scientists are using telescopes around the world to confirm the findings
  • Newsom calls on Trump to boost wildfire preparedness and 'make America rake again'
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Science - Los Angeles Times
    Gov. Newsom challenged the Trump administration to match the state's investments in wildfire preparedness. In response, the administration criticized Newsom's own funding cuts.
  • I covered the L.A. fires in the Palisades. So I had my blood tested for lead
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Science - Los Angeles Times
    The Los Angeles County wildfires unleashed all kinds of contaminants once locked away in paints, plastics and elsewhere. Among the most concerning is lead, so, like hundreds of Angelenos, a reporter who covered the fires got his blood...
  • Nasa space mission: Who is Anil Menon? Indian-origin astronaut set for his first mission to ISS in June 2026
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Health News & Science News - Times of India
  • Shubhanshu Shukla set to interact with students and ISRO scientists from space on July 4
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Health News & Science News - Times of India
    Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will interact with ISRO students and scientists from the International Space Station. The interaction will occur via ham radio on Friday. This event is part of the ARISS program. It aims to promote STEM...
  • Could the Milky Way be headed for a collision?
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from NPR Topics: Health & Science
    A NASA visualization showing the Milky Way and Andromeda at four billion years from now, if they make an encounter. The Andromeda galaxy lies just beyond (...OK, about 2.5 million light-years beyond) our galaxy, the Milky Way. For the past hundred years or so, scientists thought these galaxies existed in a long-term dance of doom — destined to crash...
  • Bezos-backed methane-tracking satellite lost in space
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Health News & Science News - Times of India
    A satellite backed by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been lost in space while carrying out an important climate change mission, New Zealand officials said Wednesday. Amazon founder Bezos pumped more than US$100 million into...
  • The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from NYT > Science
    No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.
  • G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from NYT > Science
    Wind and solar companies were already bracing for Congress to end federal subsidies. But the Senate bill goes even further and penalizes those industries.
  • Space missions to watch in 2025 and beyond: Exploring the Moon, Mars, and distant worlds
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Health News & Science News - Times of India
    In 2025, space exploration enters a new era with missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, led by NASA, ISRO, ESA, JAXA, and private companies. These missions aim to advance scientific knowledge, paving the way for human exploration and...
  • Sea Spiders Lack a Key Body Part and a Missing Gene Could Explain Why
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from NYT > Science
    Scientists have long sought to understand why sea spiders keep some of their most important organs in their legs.
  • Senate Version of Trump’s Policy Bill Ends Many Clean Energy Credits
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from NYT > Science
    By ending tax credits for wind and solar power, Senate Republicans may have jeopardized billions in investments in their own districts.
  • Will there be a drought where I live?
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from BBC News - Science & Environment
    We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.
  • Lucian Leape, Whose Work Spurred Patient Safety in Medicine, Dies at 94
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from NYT > Science
    Despite resistance from the medical establishment, he found systemic ways to reduce errors, paving the way for a global standard. Thousands of lives have been saved.
  • Taxpayer-funded satellite likely not recoverable after losing contact with the ground
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from nzherald.co.nz - Science
    The satellite received $29 million from the Government to grow the space industry.
  • Federal Judge Halts RFK Jr.’s Mass Firing Efforts at H.H.S. For Now
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from NYT > Science
    In an order on Tuesday, a judge found the Trump administration’s plans to drastically change the structure and mission of the Department of Health and Human Services was probably unlawful.
  • Pulsing Mantle Beneath Africa May Create a New Ocean
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from Science & Health from Newser
    Deep beneath East Africa, scientists have discovered powerful forces at work that could eventually split the continent in two and create a brand-new ocean—though not for a long while. New research reveals that pulsing molten rock beneath...
  • The White House took down the nation's top climate report. You can still find it here
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from NPR Topics: Health & Science
    A resident of Altadena, Calif., during wildfires in January 2025. Wildfires are getting more extreme because of climate change. The Trump administration has taken down the website for the National Climate Assessment, which is the most comprehensive and authoritative source of information about how climate change is affecting all parts of the U.S. The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.
  • Sale of 23andMe Will Go Forward
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from Science & Health from Newser
    Anne Wojcicki's bid to buy 23andMe , the genetic testing company she cofounded nearly 20 years ago, has received the court greenlight. That means Wojcicki's nonprofit TTAM Research Institute will purchase "substantially all" of San...
  • National Climate Report Website Goes Dark
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from NYT > Science
    The federal website hosting five legislatively mandated reports stopped working Monday afternoon.
  • Increases in salinity in seawater near the surface could explain some of the loss of Antarctic sea ice
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from nzherald.co.nz - Science
    New York Times: The study used data from satellites to track changes.
  • Need a Eureka Moment? There's a Special Kind of Nap for That
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from Science & Health from Newser
    Struggling to solve a problem? Try a short nap, but not just any nap. A new study indicates people who enter the second of three stages of non-rapid eye movement sleep are likely to experience a "eureka" in the face of a problem. The...
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