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1. Video: Dolphin Carries Dead Calf in What Experts Call Mourning
   Footage posted by a conservancy group offers an unusual glimpse of a common behavior by dolphins that often goes unobserved.
2. A SpaceX Rocket Will Soon Crash Into the Moon
   The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday morning.
3. Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores
   Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-old hunch.
4. Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife
   A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.
5. Meet the Bee Vet, Now Making Hive Calls
   Veterinarians are gingerly embracing the honeybee, a vital pollinator for agriculture but one that’s in increasing danger.
6. Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist
   Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s chief scientist, he will help shape its environmental destiny.
7. Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon
   The geometric earthwork structures, carved into the ground with embankments and ditches, are in some cases more than 2,500 years old, researchers said.
8. A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week
   Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?
9. Mission to Save Falling NASA Space Telescope Suffers Setback
   A spacecraft meant to push NASA’s Swift Observatory to a higher orbit malfunctioned and started tumbling several days ago. Engineers think it can still succeed.
10. Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution
    
11. Appeals Court Says E.P.A. Cannot Block Billions in Climate Grants
    The funds have been frozen since early in President Trump’s second term.
12. Olga Soffer, Fashion Maven Who Studied Caveman Couture, Dies at 83
    After working for a department store, she switched to archaeology and made important discoveries about prehistoric clothes and gender roles.
13. Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
    The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.
14. U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin
    A federal plan would impose drastic water cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada in dry years over the next decade. A legal battle could follow.
15. A City With a Plan
    Cincinnati wants to take in people fleeing climate disasters. Plus, the latest on fires in Europe.
16. ‘This Is Very Strange’: Ancient Smallpox May Have Been Less Deadly
    Scientists have found smallpox viruses in the remains of people in Chile from around 500 years ago, revealing how the virus may have evolved into a global killer.
17. Military Testosterone Policy Raises Questions About Its Links to Aggression
    A new policy raises questions about testosterone’s effect on aggression in some men.
18. Bipartisan Anger Grows at Pentagon’s Delayed ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanups
    Hundreds of bases are contaminated with PFAS, which are linked to low birth weight and other risks. Politicians from both parties are demanding explanations.
19. How to Watch Two Summer Meteor Showers Peak On the Same Night
    The end of July brings the Alpha Capricornids and the Southern Delta Aquarids, both of which will be most active on Thursday night into Friday morning.
20. Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers
    In the latest example, the Energy Department will convert a shuttered Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants.