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1. Trump’s Steep Science Budget Cuts to Be Turned Back by Congress
   After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the proposed cuts and even boosting funds for basic research.
2. Why This Fish Actually Needs a Hole in the Head
   A cavity in the middle of the rockhead poacher’s skull might be used like a maraca to produce sound, new research suggests.
3. Google’s Ex-CEO Backs Start-Up Approach to Big Telescopes for Space and Astronomy
   Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories.
4. Scientists Discover Cloud-9, a Starless ‘Galaxy That Wasn’t’
   Astronomers announced the discovery of a starless cloud of hydrogen gas, a pristine relic of the cosmos that is almost as old as time itself.
5. Dogs Build Their Vocabularies Like Toddlers
   Eavesdropping on their owners seems to help some toy-crazy and talented pups learn more words.
6. NASA Will Bring I.S.S. Astronauts Home Early After Medical Issue
   After canceling a spacewalk planned for Thursday, the space agency’s administrator said it was erring on the side of caution and bringing a crew of four home in the coming days.
7. Moroccan Cave Fossils Yield a Possible Missing Link in Human Evolution
   Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in Africa’s fossil record of human origins.
8. Scientists Discover Oldest Poison, on 60,000-Year-Old Arrows
   Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival.
9. The Year in Neanderthal Discoveries
   They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins continued to make news.
10. Bird Flu Viruses Raise Mounting Concerns Among Scientists
    Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the world.
11. An Up-Close Look at the Thwaites Glacier
    From an icebreaker sailing near the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, our photographer has captured the many faces of the ice.
12. Joel Habener, Whose Research Led to Weight-Loss Drugs, Dies at 88
    His discovery of the protein fragment GLP-1 was crucial in the development of Ozempic, Wegovy and other blockbuster obesity and diabetes treatments.
13. Jerome Lowenstein, 92, Dies; Teaching Doctor With a Literary Sideline
    When not guiding students in a compassionate approach to patient care, he led a tiny publishing imprint that put out a much-rejected debut novel that won a surprise Pulitzer Prize.
14. The War Over the Weedkiller Roundup Might Be Headed to the Supreme Court
    Bayer has asked the justices to decide whether federal law shields the company from lawsuits over its Roundup herbicide and cancer. Democrats and MAHA activists aren’t happy.
15. The Icebreaker Araon Stops Near the Thwaites Glacier
    Less than a day after arriving at the ice, we are already up close and personal with the fastest-melting glacier in Antarctica.
16. The Scientists Making Antacids for the Sea to Help Counter Global Warming
    The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into the water.
17. What Is the UNFCCC and Why Is the U.S. Pulling Out?
    The Trump administration said Wednesday that the United States was withdrawing from 66 international agreements, including a major climate change treaty.
18. Trump Pulls U.S. Out of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
    The action could make it more difficult for a future administration to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the agreement among most nations to fight climate change.
19. The Icebreaker Araon Reaches the Thwaites Glacier
    After a 12-day crossing, and a hard slog through sea ice, the field work on this Antarctic expedition is ready to start.
20. Democrats Seek Answers About Oil Companies’ Knowledge of Trump’s Venezuela Operation
    Democrats demanded information from seven top U.S. oil companies about any meetings with the Trump administration regarding plans to control Venezuela’s oil industry.
21. New Dietary Guidelines Abandon Longstanding Advice on Alcohol
    Now the government’s recommendation is to “limit” drinking, without specifying safe amounts for men and women. The guidelines no longer warn of risks like cancer.
22. Venezuela’s ‘Dirty’ Oil and the Environment: Three Things to Know
    Most of the reserves in the country are extra-heavy oil that’s tough to extract and generates more greenhouse gases.
23. The Bat Woman of North London: ‘It’s Like Tuning In to Another World’
    On night walks through Highgate Wood, Cindy Blaney shares the whirling wonder of the often-maligned mammals with the humans below.