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1. How to Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak
   The moon is far from full this weekend, which could mean good fireball viewing for night sky watchers.
2. Hochul Urged to Ban Horseshoe Crab Fishing
   Supporters of the legislation argue it would protect a declining horseshoe crab population, while opponents warn it will harm the commercial fishing industry.
3. Almost Everything About NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Mars Is Unusual
   The ESCAPADE mission, which launched to space on a Blue Origin rocket on Thursday, breaks the mold of how planetary science missions typically come together.
4. Blue Origin Lands Booster After Rocket Launch and Matches SpaceX’s Feat
   The lower half of the New Glenn rocket set down on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean after lifting a small NASA Mars mission to space.
5. The Dogs of 8,000 B.C. Were Amazingly Diverse
   The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in place roughly 10,000 years ago, a new study suggests.
6. Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds
   After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.
7. At the Cybathlon, May the Best Brain-Computer Interface Win
   Every four years at the Cybathlon, teams of researchers and technology “pilots” compete to see whose brain-computer interface holds the most promise.
8. The ‘Lost Sisters’ of the Pleiades Fill the Entire Night Sky
   Astronomers identified more than 3,000 stars associated with the cluster, and there might be even more.
9. How Many People Die in India From Hot Weather? Nobody Really Knows.
   Officials have yet to grasp the magnitude of heat-related deaths, let alone effectively deal with the problem, public health experts and scientists say.
10. Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No Way.
    Many older Americans shun an identity that could bring helpful accommodations, improve care and provide community.
11. Overlooked No More: Sabina Spielrein, Visionary Lost Between Freud and Jung
    She maintained a triangular correspondence with the two men, who overshadowed the significant contributions she made to the field of psychoanalysis.
12. F.D.A. Sharply Limits Use of Drug Linked to Two Teen Deaths
    A gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy caused complications to the liver, prompting a review of its use for younger patients.
13. Judge to Approve Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy, Releasing Billions for Opioid Plaintiffs
    Under the plan, the company will dissolve and its owners, members of the Sackler family, will pay as much as $7 billion of their personal fortune to states, localities, tribes and others harmed in the opioid crisis.
14. Indigenous People Take the Stage at COP30 Climate Talks in Belém, Brazil
    This summit is unlike any of its predecessors in at least one significant way: The Indigenous presence is palpable and strong.
15. RFK Jr. Walks a Tightrope on Trump Deal for Obesity Drugs
    The weight loss medicines are proving to be a test case for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, in straddling divisions between his supporters and the president.
16. Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 81
    An advocate for women’s reproductive health, she started one of the world’s smallest pharmaceutical companies to bring an emergency birth-control method to market.
17. Trump Administration Revokes Biden Ban on Drilling and Mining in Alaska Wilderness
    The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.
18. Infant Formula Company Tied to Botulism Outbreak Had Known Problems
    A Pennsylvania plant run by the company, ByHeart, was shut down this year after inspectors found mold, a leaking roof and more than 2,500 dead insects in a food production area.
19. The Global Climate Leadership Vacuum
    The United States is largely absent from the United Nations climate negations in Brazil. So who is stepping up?
20. Northern Lights Are Beautiful, but for Satellites They’re Risky
    At least one space launch has been put on hold, as satellite operators and rocket companies manage the effects of the current geomagnetic storm hitting Earth.
21. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Head for a Record in 2025, Global Carbon Project Reports
    But there are signs that greenhouse gas pollution in China might be slowing, according to a new analysis.
22. How to See the Northern Lights on Wednesday
    A geomagnetic storm made the aurora borealis visible across a swath of the United States again on Wednesday, illuminating the skies as far south as Arizona.
23. Visiting Leiden, Canals and Charm Without the Crowds of Amsterdam
    Leiden, a city whose university is often called the Oxford of the Netherlands, features museums, gardens, murals and plenty of ways to stretch your mind.
24. Scientists Grow More Hopeful About Ending a Global Organ Shortage
    At an international conference, researchers at the forefront of animal-human transplantation compared notes and allowed themselves the first real optimism in decades.
25. Northern Lights Bring Dazzling Views to Northeast U.S. and Across Canada, With More Possible Tonight
    After a colorful display overnight, the northern U.S., parts of Canada and Britain could see the aurora Wednesday night.
26. There’s a New Forecast for Peak Oil Demand. It’s Increasingly Cloudy.
    The International Energy Agency once projected that oil and gas demand could level off by 2030. Now it’s backing off, sort of.
27. Newsom in the Spotlight at the Climate Conference That Trump Decided to Skip
    The California governor painted the president as a threat to American competitiveness by letting China dominate the renewable energy industry.
28. F.D.A. Names Agency Veteran to Run Drug Division
    Dr. Richard Pazdur, who has been the F.D.A.’s top cancer drug regulator, represents a stabilizing choice for an agency reeling under staff cuts and low morale.
29. Nolan Williams, Who Stimulated the Brain to Treat Depression, Dies at 43
    A neuroscientist, he employed a battery of high-tech tools in devising a fast-acting therapy that targets the area of the brain where depression originates.
30. Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling
    Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific, called the proposal “dead on arrival.”
31. How a Sea Creature’s Fossils Show All the Colors of the Rainbow
    The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.
32. For Parents of Children With Autism, There Are No Easy Answers
    Two reporters wanted to witness firsthand how doctors and families navigate mixed messages and unproven claims.
33. The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’
    Diagnosed with A.L.S., they traded stories, drank tequila and made grim jokes at a unique annual gathering on Cape Cod.
34. At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Chinese Technology Is Shifting Climate Politics
    At this year’s climate summit, the United States is out and Europe is struggling. But emerging countries are embracing renewable energy thanks to a glut of cheap equipment.
35. Why Everyone Wants to Meet the ‘World’s Most Boring Man’
    Politicians, oil giants and climate activists hang on his every word. The Trump administration has blasted him. How did Fatih Birol get so big?