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1. Humans’ Wounds Heal Much More Slowly Than Other Mammals’
   We naked apes need Band-Aids, but shedding the fur that speeds healing in other mammals may have helped us evolve other abilities.
2. Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions
   With federal support, Environmental Health Perspectives has long published peer-reviewed studies without fees to readers or scientists.
3. Molecular, Glow-in-the-Dark Cloud Discovered Close to Earth
   The cloud, named Eos, is chock-full of molecular hydrogen and possibly rife with star-forming potential in the future.
4. Lab Animals Face Being Euthanized as Trump Cuts Research
   Animal testing remains a fundamental part of biomedical research. But as funding evaporates, mice, rats and even monkeys may be euthanized.
5. Amazon Launches First 27 Project Kuiper Internet Satellites
   The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.
6. These Apes Are Matriarchal, but It Doesn’t Mean They’re Peaceful
   Females reign supreme in bonobo society by working together to keep males in their place.
7. Who Founded Carthage? New Genetic Study Upturns Old View
   The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests they were more closely related to Greeks.
8. Trump vs. Science
   We explain the administration’s cuts to research.
9. ‘Bone Collector’ Caterpillars Don’t Play With Their Food. They Wear It.
   Carnivorous caterpillars discovered on the Hawaiian island of Oahu have a freaky fashion sense.
10. Young People Are Not As Happy As They Used to Be, Study Finds
    New data collected from more than 200,000 people across the world shows that young people aren’t as happy as they used to be.
11. Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines
    In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.
12. Days After Trump Commits to Seabed Mining, Two Sides Face Off
    At a congressional hearing, one executive welcomed President Trump’s “starting gun” to begin mining. Democrats and Republicans clashed over environmental and business concerns.
13. Discovering Amazing Wildlife Along the Panama Canal
    Panama’s location between two continents and two oceans explains why it’s a geopolitical hot spot, and why it has so many stunning birds.
14. National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration
    The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.
15. E.P.A. Says It Will Tackle ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Details Are Sparse.
    A new proposal to combat PFAS contamination, announced by the Environmental Protection Agency, left critical questions unanswered.
16. Immunotherapy Drug Spares Cancer Patients From Grisly Surgeries and Harsh Therapies
    For a limited group of cancer patients who have solid tumors in the stomach, rectum, esophagus and other organs, an immunotherapy trial offered stunning results.
17. Europe’s Pharma Industry Braces for Pain as Trump Tariff Threat Looms
    Medicines and chemicals are huge exports for European Union countries. That makes the sector a weak spot as trade tensions drag on.
18. Climate Change, Once a Big Issue, Fades From Canada’s Election
    Even though Liberal candidate Mark Carney has a lengthy climate policy résumé, Trump’s threats have nearly drowned the issue out of the campaign.
19. For Trump, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals' in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So.
    An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap water nationwide hasn’t gotten the same attention.
20. What Nearly Brainless Rodents Know About Weight Loss and Hunger
    Studies in neuroscience with applications to humans offer clues about what makes us start eating, and when we stop.
21. David Paton, Creator of Flying Eye Hospital, Dies at 94
    An idealistic ophthalmologist, he came up with an ingenious way to treat blindness in far-flung places: by outfitting an airplane with an operating room.
22. The Trump Administration Wants Seafloor Mining. What Does That Mean?
    A recent executive order would accelerate mining in little-understood undersea ecosystems.
23. ‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal
    The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.
24. F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs
    After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles.
25. Trump budget draft ends Narcan program and other addiction measures.
    A $56 million grant to train emergency responders and supply them with the overdose reversal spray, plus other programs that address addiction, could be eliminated.
26. Trump Takes a Major Step Toward Seabed Mining in International Waters
    A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral resources in shared waters.
27. Federal Officials Promise to Restore Funding to Women’s Health Initiative
    The decades-long research effort has contributed to thousands of research papers, altering medical care for women around the world.
28. Trump Cuts Threaten Agency Running Meals on Wheels
    A tiny division responsible for overseeing services for people with disabilities and older Americans is being dismantled as part of an overhaul by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.
29. Leaders of Mental Health Giant Promised Big Bonuses to Deal With Federal Investigations
    Acadia Healthcare’s chief executive was awarded a $1.8 million bonus to respond to “unprecedented governmental inquiries” into allegations of holding psychiatric patients against their will.
30. An E.U. Deforestation Rule Has Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Scrambling
    The measure will require geolocation data to show that beans aren’t linked to deforestation. Farmers say they need more time to prepare.
31. Bite Marks on Skeleton Offer First Evidence of Gladiator Combat With Lion
    A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.
32. New Study Could Bolster Climate Laws to Make Polluters Pay
    Vermont was the first state to try to hold polluters accountable for climate disasters. New research aims to assign specific responsibility.
33. Tariffs on China Aren’t Likely to Rescue U.S. Medical Gear Industry
    The few domestic companies that still make protective gear for health care workers have clamored for federal intervention. But they worry President Trump’s trade war with China won’t help.
34. The Physics of Perfect Pour-Over Coffee
    Scientists used fluid dynamics to learn how to get the most flavor from pour-over coffee.