HONOLULU — Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again, after a judge in Hawaii sided this week with environmentalists challenging a Trump administration rollback of federal ocean protections. The remote Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument is home to turtles, marine mammals and seabirds, which environmental groups say will …
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Trump order gives political appointees vast powers over research grants
US President Donald Trump has used a series of executive orders to reshape US science.Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty US President Donald Trump issued an expansive executive order (EO) yesterday that would centralize power and upend the process that the US government has used for decades to award research grants. If implemented, political appointees — not career civil servants, including scientists — …
Read More »Beyond Freakier Friday, There’s a Vast Freakyverse You Probably Know Nothing About
This week, the first sequel to 2003’s Freaky Friday opens in theaters. This week, the fifth movie based on the book Freaky Friday opens in theaters. This week, the seventh movie based on the Freaky Friday book series opens in theaters. Perhaps it’s only appropriate, given the name of the franchise, but somehow all of these things are simultaneously true. …
Read More »New research unveils vast influence of B vitamins on health and disease
Eight essential nutrients make up the suite of B vitamins also known as the B complex. Researchers from Tufts University and elsewhere have revealed that these B vitamins influence a vast spectrum of human health and disease, including cognitive function, cardiovascular health, gastric bypass recovery, neural tube defects, and even cancer. “It’s hard to study the B vitamins in isolation,” …
Read More »After the Floods, a Pain So Vast It Makes Texas Feel Small – The New York Times
After the Floods, a Pain So Vast It Makes Texas Feel Small The New York Times A girl’s death in Texas floods is her family’s third loss this year. 3 mementos she left help her mom cope CNN More Than 38,000 Residential Structures Were Within the Texas Flood Zone Known as ‘Flash Flood Alley’ Realtor.com Death toll in Texas July 4 flooding climbs …
Read More »A vast shadow will sweep over Saturn’s cloud tops early on July 18 — Here’s how to see it
Early risers will get a rare opportunity to see something extraordinary in the early hours of July 18 — the dark shadow of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, sweeping across the planet’s cloud tops. Once every 15 years, Saturn‘s tilted orbit brings its iconic rings — and Titan‘s orbital path — into an edge-on alignment with Earth. This event, known as …
Read More »Antarctica’s Vast River Networks Revealed Under Thick Ice
Hidden beneath the thick ice sheet of East Antarctica, a team of researchers has uncovered the remnants of vast prehistoric river landscapes. These ancient, river-carved plains, preserved for millions of years, offer new insights into Earth’s distant past and could provide a clearer understanding of how Antarctica’s ice sheets may evolve in the future. Ancient River Systems Beneath East Antarctica …
Read More »Vast Numbers of Lonely Kids Are Using AI as Substitute Friends
Lonely children and teens are replacing real-life friendship with AI, and experts are worried. A new report from the nonprofit Internet Matters, which supports efforts to keep children safe online, found that children and teens are using programs like ChatGPT, Character.AI, and Snapchat’s MyAI to simulate friendship more than ever before. Of the 1,000 children aged nine to 17 that …
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