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- February 3, 2025
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Chris Wright Is Confirmed to Be Secretary of Energy
The Senate confirmed Chris Wright to lead the U.S. Department of Energy on Monday, putting the former oil executive in a key position to help shape President Trump’s energy policies.…
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- February 3, 2025
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FDA Approves Studies of Pig Organ Transplants for Kidney Patients
American regulators have given the green light to two biotechnology companies for clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into people with kidney failure. If successful, these…
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- February 3, 2025
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Names Alexandra Bell Its New President
At the end of January, the keepers of the Doomsday Clock announced that the world was 89 seconds to midnight, a metaphor for our proximity to extinction. That’s one second…
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- February 3, 2025
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Could the Bird Flu Become Airborne?
In early February 2020, China locked down more than 50 million people, hoping to hinder the spread of a new coronavirus. No one knew at the time exactly how it…
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- February 3, 2025
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NASA Astronaut Recruitment Faces Trump’s Moves Against D.E.I.
Since 1978, every new group of NASA astronauts has included women and usually reflected a multiplicity of races and ethnicities. That is not simply by chance. NASA’s process for selecting…
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- February 2, 2025
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Karen Pryor, Guru of Positive Reinforcement, Is Dead at 92
Karen Pryor once taught a hermit crab to ring a bell by pulling a string with its claw. She taught a cat to play the piano (ham was involved) and,…
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- February 1, 2025
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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving health initiatives and medical research projects have shut down around the world in response to the Trump administration’s 90-day pause on foreign aid and stop-work orders. In Uganda, the…
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- February 1, 2025
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‘The Interview’: Dr. Anna Lembke Is Scared About What Modern Life Is Doing to Us
We live at a time when everything is available at every moment. Just on your phone, you can order lunch, bet on sports, read this story, watch porn, chat with…
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- February 1, 2025
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A Look at OpenAI’s Operator, a New A.I. Agent
In the past week, OpenAI’s Operator has done the following things for me: Ordered me a new ice cream scoop on Amazon. Bought me a new domain name and configured…
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- February 1, 2025
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Trump’s Halt on Climate Spending Freezes Jobs and Stalls Projects
When marble-size hail fell on Alabama in 2023, it devastated Camp Hill, a town of 1,000 where nearly half the residents live below the poverty line. Decks were demolished, cars…
