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This DOGE Engineer Has Access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Takeover

This DOGE Engineer Has Access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tim Marchman and Matt Giles

This Weird, Fleshy Novel Is Exactly What You Need Right Now

Buzz Off

This Weird, Fleshy Novel Is Exactly What You Need Right Now

Matt Reynolds

Early Detection Tools Help but They Can’t Stop Every Wildfire

California Wildfires

Early Detection Tools Help but They Can’t Stop Every Wildfire

Matt Reynolds

These Robots Are Recovering Dumped Explosives From the Baltic Sea

Bombs Away

These Robots Are Recovering Dumped Explosives From the Baltic Sea

Bryn Stole

Answer Me

Why Computer Scientists Need Magic 8 Ball-Like Oracles

Ben Brubaker

Moon or Mars? The US Might Face a Tough Choice for Future Missions

Change of Plan

Moon or Mars? The US Might Face a Tough Choice for Future Missions

Ian Whittaker

RFK Jr.’s Organic Crusade Has Sparked a Weird Political Realignment

Eat Right

RFK Jr.’s Organic Crusade Has Sparked a Weird Political Realignment

Matt Reynolds

The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done

Critical Hit

The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done

Talia Barrington

RFK Jr.’s Senate Testimony Is Haunted by His Track Record

Trump Cabinet 2.0

RFK Jr.’s Senate Testimony Is Haunted by His Track Record

Emily Mullin

Washington, DC, Plane Crash: Everything We Know So Far

Disaster

Washington, DC, Plane Crash: Everything We Know So Far

Alec Luhn

Trump’s Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the ‘Stranded’ Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA

Lost in Space

Trump’s Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the ‘Stranded’ Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA

Eric Berger, Ars Technica

Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety

Policy

Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety

Nicholas Kusnetz

This Blood Vessel Was Grown in a Lab With Real Human Cells

spare parts

This Blood Vessel Was Grown in a Lab With Real Human Cells

Emily Mullin

Scientists Re-Create the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life

Origin Story

Scientists Re-Create the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life

Molly Herring

The Less People Know About AI, the More They Like It

Ignorance Is Bliss

The Less People Know About AI, the More They Like It

Chiara Longoni, Gil Appel, Stephanie Tully

The Cause of the LA Fires Might Never Be Known—but AI Is Hunting for Clues

LA Wildfires

The Cause of the LA Fires Might Never Be Known—but AI Is Hunting for Clues

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

This Man Eats So Much Butter, Cheese, and Beef That Cholesterol Oozes From His Skin

Churn of Events

This Man Eats So Much Butter, Cheese, and Beef That Cholesterol Oozes From His Skin

Beth Mole, Ars Technica

5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know

Dot Physics

5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know

Rhett Allain

Science Has Spun Spider-Man’s Web-Slinging Into Reality

With Great Power

Science Has Spun Spider-Man’s Web-Slinging Into Reality

Sophie Charara

The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One

Public Health

The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One

Emily Mullin