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Researchers studying five iron-rich hot springs in Japan have identified microbial communities that resemble those believed to have existed during one of Earth’s most significant environmental transitions. These ecosystems help researchers understand how life functioned in low-oxygen, iron-dominated environments—conditions that marked the Earth’s oceans around 2.3 billion years ago. This era, known as the Great Oxygenation Event, saw atmospheric oxygen …

Senior officials inside Donald Trump’s administration have acknowledged the federal government shutdown, without an end in sight, could hurt the US economy. The damage could be worth billions of dollars each week, according to analysts. “This isn’t the way to have a discussion, shutting down the government and lowering the GDP,” Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, told the CNBC …

Boeing 777X to Slide Into 2027, Driving Billions in Charges  Bloomberg.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Gov. Newsom threatens to withhold billions from California colleges that sign Trump’s ‘compact’  KCRA Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference  The New York Times UT Austin among nine universities asked to sign new ‘compact’ by Trump White House  KUT US memo to colleges proposes terms on ideology, foreign enrollment for federal funds  Reuters New Trump plan offers UT funding …

Trump making plans to send billions in cash bailouts to farmers with taxpayer money  Politico Farm bailout news coming next Tuesday, Bessent says  Axios Bessent Sees China Progress as Soy Fight Echoes Rare-Earth Spat  Bloomberg.com Trump signals bailout for soybean farmers hit by tariff war  The Hill US to support soybean farmers amid China lag, expect news Tuesday, Bessent says  Reuters Source link

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright listens during a press conference this spring at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP/AP The Department of Energy is cancelling more than $7 billion in funding for hundreds of projects that the agency said don’t address the country’s energy needs and aren’t economically viable. The …

Energy Department ends billions in green awards after Vought post  Axios Energy Dept. Cancels Hundreds of Clean-Energy Projects, Mostly in Blue States  The New York Times US energy department cancels $7.6 billion in funding meant for projects  Reuters The Department of Energy Axes Another Round of Grants  Heatmap News Trump administration to cancel clean energy investments in Maryland, other states  Capital Gazette Source link

Trump to withhold billions of dollars from Gateway tunnel and Second Ave. subway projects  Politico White House freezes $18 billion in New York City infrastructure funding  NBC News Trump team puts on hold $18 billion in funding for NYC rail tunnel and subway projects amid government shutdown  ABC7 New York US puts hold on $18 billion for New York’s Hudson Tunnel, Second Ave …

Black holes are often seen as cosmic monsters that swallow anything unlucky enough to stray too close. But new research suggests they do not always win — some stars can skim the Milky Way‘s central black hole, Sagittarius A*; lose mass; and stagger away. Scarred but alive, these survivors shine brighter than before, leaving clues that astronomers are only now …

First Brands files for bankruptcy, revealing billions of dollars in liabilities  Reuters Auto Supplier First Brands Files for Bankruptcy Amid Accounting Questions  The Wall Street Journal Welcome to the First Brands debt jungle  Financial Times First Brands and Tricolor Are Signs of What’s to Come  Bloomberg.com First Brands Group Initiates Voluntary U.S. Chapter 11 Cases to Stabilize Financial Position and Facilitate Value-Maximizing Transaction  Business Wire …