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1. This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature
   Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.
2. Capybaras Were the Newest Lobbyists in This Brazilian Legislature
   In Mato Grosso, Brazil, capybaras wandered into the building, but they were polite during the incursion.
3. Butterflies Take Flight in Face of Climate Change and Extreme Weather
   In 32 of the countries included in a recent study, at least a quarter of the native butterfly species had moved to new areas.
4. A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It
   Amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site. Most did not detect anything.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power
    Since April, the Defense Department has halted all military reviews for wind projects, stalling dozens of projects nationwide.
11. Trump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind Leases
    It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
12. James R. Urbaniak, Master of Stitching Back Fingers, Dies at 90
    He was among the first to perform microscopic surgery in the 1970s and revolutionized techniques to treat traumatic injuries.
13. A Promising Heart Drug Fails, Challenging a Long-Held Theory of Disease
    The drug targeted inflammation, and its shocking failure has experts questioning whether inflammation really does cause heart disease.
14. F.D.A. Approves Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine
    The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry.
15. U.S. Cuts Ties With Organ Donor Group After Reports of Abuses
    The federal government is ending its contract with a Kentucky nonprofit that it says pressured medical workers to remove organs from patients who were getting better.
16. Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution
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17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.