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Supreme Court allows NIH to stop making nearly $800M in research grants for now
By Nina Totenberg , Anuli Ononye The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned by a 5-4 decision a lower court order, deciding at least temporarily, that the National Institute of Health does not need to continue paying out approximately $783 million in research grants to projects that the institute has since-stopped funding. But the court, in…
Survival rates for most deadly cancers making little progress, experts warn
The number of people surviving cancer has improved hugely in the past 50 years, but experts warn progress has been uneven with some cancers with the worst survival rates falling further behind. For some, including melanoma skin cancer, 10-year survival is now above 90% in England and Wales, while for all cancers half of patients…
You Don’t Remember Being a Baby, but Your Brain Was Making Memories
You Don’t Remember Being a Baby, but Your Brain Was Making Memories Brain scans capture memory formation in babies, raising new questions about why people forget their earliest years By Nick Turk-Browne edited by Daisy Yuhas See the world through the lens of science. Sign up for our free, daily newsletter Today in Science. A…
The Trump administration is making an unprecedented reach for data held by states
By Jude Joffe-Block The Trump administration’s push to rapidly amass sensitive personal information about hundreds of millions of people living in the U.S. is extending to a rich new vein of information: troves of databases run by states. In some instances, the data could be leveraged to enhance the federal government’s immigration enforcement efforts —…
Could Iran Have Been Close to Making a Nuclear Weapon? Uranium Enrichment Explained
Could Iran Have Been Close to Making a Nuclear Weapon? Uranium Enrichment Explained When Israeli aircraft recently struck a uranium-enrichment complex in the nation, Iran could have been days away from achieving “breakout,” the ability to quickly turn “yellowcake” uranium into bomb-grade fuel, with its new high-speed centrifuges By Deni Ellis Béchard edited by Dean…
Breeding for ‘Cuteness’ Is Making Dogs and Cats Look More Alike
Convergent ‘Cuteness’ Is Making Dogs and Cats Look Alike Pugs, Persian cats, and other smushed-face cats and dogs are more similar to one another than they are to the wild animals they evolved from By Rachel Nuwer edited by Allison Parshall Japanese Chin. What do Persian cats, Pekingese dogs and pugs have in common? They…
How Trump’s Auto Tariffs Are Landing in an English Car Making Town
Tariffs President Trump’s auto tariffs remain in place even after he paused many other levies. In Solihull, where Jaguar Land Rover employs 9,000 people and has suspended exports to the United States, residents are anxious. President Trump’s auto tariffs remain in place even after he paused many other levies. In Solihull, where Jaguar Land Rover…
Hailey Bieber Is Giving Herself a Year Before Making This “Big” Choice
Hailey Bieber said she’s not making any “big hair decisions” for at least a year after giving birth to her and husband Justin Bieber’s son Jack Blues Bieber. Hailey Bieber is trying not to hit any rhode-blocks in her postpartum journey. That’s why the Rhode founder said she won’t be making any “big” changes to…
Trump is making Central America become a dumping ground for US immigrants
President bullying countries’ leaders into collaborating with his deportation agenda that critics say violates rights Central America has long been a source of immigrants, and in recent years, it’s also become a major transit route for those from around the world heading to the United States. That shift led to record numbers of immigrants arriving…
Trump signs executive order making English the official language of the U.S.
Elena Moore President Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the U.S., the first such designation in the country’s history. The order, which Trump signed on Saturday, rescinds a policy issued by former President Bill Clinton requiring agencies to provide assistance programs for people with limited English proficiency, according…
ICE is making more arrests, but critics say some claims don’t add up
Joel Rose WASHINGTON, D.C. — The first month of the Trump administration’s crackdown yielded a jump in arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But a closer look at the numbers suggests why the White House has been frustrated with the pace of arrests and deportations. Immigration authorities are making more arrests per day on…
Trump’s Pentagon Is Making a Big Mistake in Denying Climate Change
Opinion ArgonautWednesdays The U.S. Military Will Be Less Prepared to Fight if Climate Cuts Proceed The U.S. Department of Defense suddenly pretending that climate change isn’t real is penny-wise and pound foolish By Dan Vergano edited by Megha Satyanarayana A military police officer walks near a destroyed gate in Tyndall Air Force Base, in Florida…
How Fernanda Torres, Karla Sofía Gascón and More Are Making History
The 2025 Academy Awards nominees include Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón and I’m Still Here’s Fernanda Torres as history-making nominees. Find out how. The 2025 Academy Awards are set to be a historic night. Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott announced the nominations across 23 categories on live stream Jan. 23, and some names are making…
A Little Math Can Streamline Holiday Cookie Making
Opinion A Little Math Can Streamline Holiday Cookie Making Making cookies is time- and labor-intensive. Here’s how a little math can make it easier and less wasteful this holiday season By Clara Eugenia Garza-Hume A cookie cutter that creates a tessellation can save time and use up more dough. When our children were little, we…