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1. Space Events 2026: NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission, Summer Eclipse and More
   In 2026, there will be journeys to the moon and Mars, new visions of the cosmos and a solar eclipse that might be worth traveling for.
2. Twins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite Your Country’s Map
   Two brothers, both mechanical engineers, are climbing many of the world’s tall peaks to prove they have been measured incorrectly.
3. Feral Dogs on the Roof of the World
   As many as 25,000 free-ranging dogs roam the cold, high-altitude desert of Ladakh, India. That’s a problem for wildlife and people alike.
4. Who’s the Parasite Now? This Newly Discovered ‘Fairy Lantern’ Flower.
   Found in a forest outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the plant steals nutrients from subterranean fungi.
5. Before This Physicist Studied the Stars, He Was One
   Brian Cox once toured as a keyboardist in major rock and pop bands. Now he’s a particle physicist on a new world tour with a dazzling show he designed in an era of science disinformation and denial.
6. In Pursuit of the Monarch’s Magnetic Sense
   The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading the way.
7. Why Scientists Are Performing Brain Surgery on Monarchs
   Scientists in Texas are studying monarch butterflies to understand how they navigate thousands of miles, possibly by sensing Earth’s magnetic field. Alexa Robles-Gil explains how researchers are examining the butterflies’ brains to find answers.
8. Puzzle Designers Search for That ‘Satisfying Click’
   For prizewinning puzzle creators, the devilish ideas are in the details.
9. Some of the World’s Atomic Clocks Were Off Last Week (by 5-Millionths of a Second)
   How some of the world’s most precise clocks missed a very small beat.
10. Research Library at NASA’s Goddard Space and Flight Center to Close Friday
    Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out.
11. So You Have Bacterial Vaginosis. What Do You Do Now?
    Now that the condition is known to spread sexually, there are steps you and your partner can take to prevent it.
12. Bacterial Vaginosis Is No Longer Thought to Affect Only Women
    Gynecologists long viewed bacterial vaginosis as solely a women’s issue — until a study that treated their male partners, too, proved otherwise.
13. Hundreds Sue Virginia Hospital and Executives Over Unneeded Surgeries
    More than 500 women claimed that they had received unnecessary operations. Hospital leaders said they were not aware of a doctor’s misconduct.
14. Experts Question Denmark’s Vaccine Program as a Model for the U.S.
    The United States is expected to adopt the vaccine schedule used by Denmark, a much smaller country with universal health care.
15. Claire Brosseau Wants to Die. Will Canada Let Her?
    Ms. Brosseau says mental illness has made her life unbearable. She wants a medically assisted death. Even her psychiatrists are split over whether she should have one.
16. How Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding
    When the Trump administration slashed foreign aid, it gutted a program that had reduced malaria deaths world wide. In northern Cameroon, health workers tried to protect children in one last rainy season.
17. She Studied the Health Effects of Wildfires, Until the E.P.A. Cut Her Grant
    Marina Vance had an E.P.A. grant to help homeowners counter the impact of wildfire smoke, until the agency deemed the research “no longer consistent” with its priorities.
18. The Race to Save the Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly
    The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly is critically endangered, with the last known larva living in a lab in New Mexico.
19. A Copper Smelter in Miami, Arizona, Faced Tighter Rules. Then Trump Intervened.
    The president exempted a copper smelter in Arizona from air-quality rules. An E.P.A. official guided the company that sought the exemption, emails show.
20. A Man Who Shunned Cheap Sentiment Left a Gift for Others: Life
    Brendan Costello was a cleareyed writer who might have found this article a bit treacly. Such is the cost of being a good guy.