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Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project

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Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project

Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines

Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines

Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusations

Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusations

Reactor reboot at world’s largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan’s radioactive waste plans

Reactor reboot at world’s largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan’s radioactive waste plans

Climate change makes once-rare coastal floods more likely, study says

Climate change makes once-rare coastal floods more likely, study says

An underground detector in China unveils its first major findings about mysterious ghost particles

An underground detector in China unveils its first major findings about mysterious ghost particles

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NASA unveils Artemis III astronauts to test technology for a future moon landing

NASA unveils Artemis III astronauts to test technology for a future moon landing

A flesh-eating cattle parasite spreads beyond Texas as new screwworm cases are found

A flesh-eating cattle parasite spreads beyond Texas as new screwworm cases are found

Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestone

Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestone

Astronauts briefly take shelter during repair to fix leak on the International Space Station

Astronauts briefly take shelter during repair to fix leak on the International Space Station

Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it

Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it

Potential northern lights and planetary sights in DC region Thursday

Potential northern lights and planetary sights in DC region Thursday

Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds

Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds

Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue

Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue

NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence

NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence

Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

Summer is getting longer, hotter — and arriving faster, study says

Summer is getting longer, hotter — and arriving faster, study says

A diet of royal jelly isn’t the only thing that makes a queen bee

A diet of royal jelly isn’t the only thing that makes a queen bee

2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities

2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities

Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts

Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts

America 250: How petroleum became the backbone of modern materials

America 250: How petroleum became the backbone of modern materials

Blue Origin says rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and key launch pad parts

Blue Origin says rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and key launch pad parts

AP exclusive: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a ‘dig of the century’ unearths 1,700 years of history

AP exclusive: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a ‘dig of the century’ unearths 1,700 years of history

The UK government has set a target of an 87% cut in carbon emissions by 2042

The UK government has set a target of an 87% cut in carbon emissions by 2042

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