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1. All 187,460 Miles of Road That Led to Rome, Mapped
   A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought.
2. John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92
   He gave readers a comprehensive and lyrical account of the historic mission in 1969. His science coverage as a Pulitzer-winning journalist and an author took him around the world.
3. Stampeding Turtles Might Have Made Fossil Tracks in Italian Cliffs
   Researchers suggest that an earthquake spooked a mob of sea turtles gathered together in a prehistoric sea.
4. His Group Made World-Class Measurements of Atomic Elements
   Yuri Ralchenko led one of the oldest teams at the National Institute for Standards and Technology. The fate of some experiments hangs in the air.
5. When a Murder Hornet Becomes a Tasty Meal
   A researcher found that a Japanese pond frog is impervious to the stings of the northern giant hornet, even when it goes down the hatch.
6. Sterile Neutrino Prediction Muddled by Latest Experiments
   Two papers challenged the existence of theorized particles called sterile neutrinos that might account for mysteries like the cosmos’s dark matter.
7. Trump’s NASA Pick Poised to Win Senate Vote After Do-Over Hearing
   The president withdrew Jared Isaacman’s nomination to lead the space agency in June, but senators of both parties appeared willing to give him a second shot at confirmation.
8. Could Weight Loss Drugs Turn Fat Cats Into Svelte Ozempets?
   GLP-1 drugs for pets could be the next frontier for the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs.
9. Sharks and Rays Gain Sweeping Protections from Wildlife Trade
   A global treaty has extended trade protections to more than 70 shark and ray species whose numbers are in sharp decline.
10. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Who Studied, and Protected, Elephants, Dies at 83
    Born into an aristocratic British family, he turned his empathy and knowledge of the world’s largest land mammals to the cause of saving them from poachers.
11. Youth Mental Health Improved When Schools Reopened, Study Finds
    With the end of school shutdowns, children’s mental health appointments fell sharply, though other factors may have contributed.
12. Why Some Doctors Say There Are Cancers That Shouldn’t Be Treated
    Statistics show a clear spike in eight cancers in younger people, but that has brought a debate over whether many cases ever needed to be found.
13. Obamacare Users Will Be Asked to Pay More for Plans That Cover Less
    People who have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will face higher deductibles and higher premiums.
14. The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory
    In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her.
15. California Discourages Wild Mushroom Foraging After Fatal Outbreak
    Officials said one person was killed and 20 others were poisoned after eating death cap mushrooms, which look and taste like safe mushrooms but can cause liver failure.
16. Could President Trump Bring Japan’s Tiny Cars to America? Not So Fast.
    Mr. Trump is pushing to approve their production in the United States.
17. Kidney Recipient Dies After Transplant From Organ Donor Who Had Rabies
    Only four donors have transmitted rabies to organ transplant recipients since 1978, according to federal officials.
18. Scientists Are Measuring Ocean Currents in Hopes of Charting AMOC’s Future
    Scientists fear warming is driving a collapse in the ocean currents that shape climate far and wide. The ice-choked waters off Greenland might hold the key.
19. Hamilton O. Smith, Who Made a Biotech Breakthrough, Is Dead at 94
    A Nobel laureate, he identified an enzyme that cuts DNA, laying the groundwork for milestones in scientific research and medicine, like insulin.
20. A Look at What Lives Where Deep Sea Mining Would Happen
    An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies of the deep seabed to date, and peer-reviewed results have begun to emerge.
21. MAHA Activists Urge Trump to Fire Lee Zeldin at the E.P.A.
    As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin has weakened protections against toxic chemicals, say members of the MAHA movement.
22. Climate Shift Upends Atlantic Seaweed: One Massive Patch Grows as Another Vanishes
    Blooms of yellowish-brown seaweed along the Equator are breaking records and defiling beaches, while a centuries-old patch farther north is disappearing.
23. Inside RFK Jr.’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine System
    The health secretary has walled himself off from government scientists and empowered fellow activists to pursue his vaccine agenda.
24. Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
    The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a “scam.”
25. What Is ‘Masking,’ and Is It Harmful?
    “Masking” is part of life, especially for those with autism or A.D.H.D. But hiding your true self comes with a cost.
26. Environmentally Friendly Coffee
    Here’s what to know about your daily brew and the environment.
27. Trump Expected to Significantly Weaken Fuel Economy Rules
    Executives from top automakers were invited to attend the announcement at the White House on Wednesday.