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1. Scientists Measure Earth’s Vast Underground Fungal Webs
   With machine learning and a high-resolution imaging robot, scientists measured and mapped the extent of Earth’s carbon circulatory system.
2. NOAA Issues El Nino Advisory
   The global weather pattern threatens to worsen floods and heat waves already intensifying due to climate change. But it may also mean fewer hurricanes.
3. The Researcher Who Didn’t Want to Know
   Her decades of work on Huntington’s disease helped lead to the creation of a genetic test for the devastating condition. Why didn’t she take it herself?
4. A Newer Approach to Editing Embryos Ignites Debate
   Fertility specialists, biotech companies and ethicists are divided over whether progress in early gene editing would wipe out diseases or trigger a rush toward enhancement.
5. Nearly Everyone, Everywhere, Veers Left When Walking
   Researchers are at a loss for why people across cultures and ages, regardless of their dominant hand, have a natural bias toward wandering in a counterclockwise direction.
6. Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds
   More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris.
7. Meet the NASA Astronauts in the Artemis III 4-Person Crew
   NASA’s next mission in its effort to return humans to the moon will be led by an all-male crew. Three of them have extensive experience in space, while the other was a backup on Artemis II.
8. A Scientific Achievement That’s Totally Random
   Encryption systems rely on “random” numbers, but conventional computers can’t generate them perfectly. New research shows that quantum physics can.
9. A Surprising Find in Ancient Squirrel Poop: Woolly Mammoth Meat
   In a new study, fossilized droppings suggested that ancient ground squirrels ate the meat of much larger animals, including mammoths, bison and saber-toothed cats.
10. Alan Hale, Sky Watcher Who Created a Comet Sensation, Dies at 68
    In 1995, he and Thomas Bopp spotted, from different states, the same mysterious object in the sky. What turned out to be a comet was named after them: Hale-Bopp.
11. Cleve Moler, Who Unlocked the Power of Computing for Millions, Dies at 86
    He built interfaces that allowed engineers, scientists and everyday people to solve difficult problems without having to write the underlying code.
12. What Does ‘Triggered’ Really Mean?
    This popular term is often misused, experts say, which may cause more harm than good.
13. Democrats Once Vowed to Stop Oil and Gas. Now They’re Not So Sure.
    As the midterm elections approach, many leading Democrats are rethinking their approach to climate change.
14. NASA Crew-12 Commander Captures Snaky Southern Lights From Space Station
    The footage of the southern lights was shared on Sunday by Jessica Meir, commander of NASA’s Crew-12 mission.
15. Bees Are Swarming Earlier: What to Do if You’re Attacked
    Experts discuss the threat and how to escape aggressive bees. Hint: Don’t jump in water.
16. Can NASA Really Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2028?
    Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
17. NASA’s moon-base plans are off to a slow start.
    
18. How Will the Artemis III Astronauts Train?
    The Artemis III astronauts who were announced today will have had less mission training time than their Artemis II counterparts.
19. The Artemis II mission transfixed the nation.
    
20. Artemis Astronauts to Wear Prada Spacesuits
    Prada and Axiom Space unveiled the bodysuit that will go to the moon.
21. Why is NASA going back to the moon?
    
22. Remember Apollo 9? No? Have a Look at Artemis III.
    Almost forgotten now, the mission circled the Earth for 10 days, performing a series of tests with the lunar lander. What it lacked in glory it made up for in technological contributions.
23. Who gets to be a NASA astronaut?
    
24. What Is Artemis III? What to Know About NASA’s Latest Space Mission.
    Artemis III is the third in a series of missions that gets humans closer to returning to the surface of the moon.
25. How Does the Blue Origin Rocket Explosion affect NASA’s Moon Plans?
    NASA’s Artemis program has little room for error if it is to land astronauts on the moon by the end of 2028, but Blue Origin could be out of commission for at least a year.
26. What is the Orion spacecraft?
    
27. NASA Will Announce New Artemis III Astronauts and an Update on Its Moon Program
    The agency will announce the crew of Artemis III on Tuesday. But will the mission be ready to fly in 2027?
28. As Screwworm Cases Mount, U.S. Officials Ramp Up Response
    The parasitic, flesh-eating fly has now been confirmed in cows, goats and dogs.
29. Scientist Charged With Conspiring to Smuggle Mpox Virus Into U.S.
    The virologist was stopped at the Detroit airport after working in Congo during an mpox epidemic. His lawyer said the material was for research.
30. They Spent Years on a Math Problem. Then They Were Scooped by A.I.
    Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians. What does that mean for their future?
31. Bowerbirds Are Stealing Cash, Plastic and Handcuffs for Love
    For millions of years, male great bowerbirds have wooed their mates with flowers and seeds. But in today’s urban world, such humble fare may not cut it.
32. ANWR Oil Draws Few Bids, Despite Trump’s Push for ‘Liquid Gold’
    An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development.
33. U.S. Forest Service to Open Millions of Acres to Off-Road Vehicles
    The forthcoming order echoes President Trump’s decision to repeal executive orders that have protected other public lands from vehicles for decades.
34. Leaks on Space Station Lead Astronauts Briefly to Seek Shelter in Spacecraft
    Russian astronauts prepared to make repairs on Friday morning, but after an hour and a half, officials decided no urgent action was needed.
35. The New World Screwworm Is Back. Here’s What That Means.
    Here’s why farmers and scientists are concerned over the New World screwworm’s unwelcome return to the United States.
36. In a First, Scientists Precisely Edit Human Embryo Genes
    Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists.