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1. Pigeons and People Have Been Frenemies for Longer Than You Think
   Bones discovered at an archaeological site in Cyprus suggest the birds have been strutting around human settlements since at least 1400 B.C.
2. Musk’s SpaceX Reveals Its Finances for the First Time as It Readies for IPO
   Mr. Musk’s rocket and satellite maker disclosed its financial performance as it prepares to go public in what is set to be one of the largest offerings to date.
3. Europe’s Green-Energy Future Has a Reindeer Problem
   In northern Norway, Sami people fear a copper mine will disrupt their traditional lifestyles.
4. This Moon of Neptune Might Have Survived a Wrecking-Ball Event
   Neptune’s moons have long provided evidence of a cataclysm four billion years ago. A new study suggests one moon may have made it through.
5. Neanderthal Dentistry, and the Scientist Glad Not to Have Experienced It
   The prehistoric hominins “apparently were very adept at what we would consider invasive medicine,” said the anthropologist John Olsen.
6. A U.S. Reckoning Over Chemical Pollution From Military Bases
   New Mexico is suing the federal government over PFAS contamination from Cannon Air Force Base. The outcome will affect how courts treat more than 15,000 similar claims nationwide.
7. A 16th-Century Sketch of Anne Boleyn More Likely Depicted Her Mother, an A.I. Analysis Finds
   Using facial-recognition technology, scholars have concluded that a 500-year-old drawing labeled “Anna Bollein Queen” more likely showed her mother, Elizabeth Howard.
8. She Was Finding Sources of Dangerous Water and Soil Pollution
   Melanie Malone led a research project to identify and study contamination sites in Washington State. Then the E.P.A. canceled her grant.
9. How a Funding Pause Derailed an Artificial Heart for Babies
   James Antaki’s efforts to develop a baby’s heart were close to success when his federal funding was cut off. The grants were eventually restored; rebuilding what was lost wasn’t so easy.
10. Ebola Crisis Sparks Debate Over Global Health Double Standards
    To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound.
11. Fish and Wildlife Service Clears a Weedkiller, Saying It Won’t Cause Extinction
    The finding effectively paves the way for continued use of atrazine, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to birth defects and cancer in humans.
12. Scientists Tweaked the Global Warming Outlook. So Trump Weighed In.
    Renewable energy has helped make the worst-case scenario a bit less bad. The president said, falsely, it shows that climate scientists were wrong all along.
13. E.P.A. to Repeal Some Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
    The rules were established by the Biden administration after research linked the compounds to a range of serious health problems.
14. Ebola Was Identified in Congo Weeks Before W.H.O. Declared an Emergency
    Early surveillance and testing failed to identify the rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak. An American doctor is among the confirmed cases.
15. Children’s Mental Health Visits Have Shot Up, Research Shows
    Doctor’s visits for children’s anxiety rose by more than 250 percent over 10 years, according to a study of nearly two million children.
16. When Tornado Weather Hits, These Scientists Break Out the Colored Pencils
    With a battery of modern technology at their fingertips, meteorologists often turn first to an old-fashioned tracking technique.
17. The Quest for Clean Hydrogen Moves Underground
    The dream of clean hydrogen has tantalized energy experts for years, but producing it has been tough. Many start-ups think the answer could lie beneath our feet.
18. How a ‘Model’ for Climate Migration Became a Cautionary Tale
    The residents of Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana found safety after moving to higher ground. But the experience left some of them warning others facing relocation: ‘Don’t do it.’
19. Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running
    The Trump administration broke the law, Michigan and others told a court, by declaring an “energy emergency” and forcing an aging coal-burning plant to keep operating.
20. Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’
    For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife.
21. 16 More People in the U.S. Are Being Monitored for Hantavirus, C.D.C. Says
    They were passengers on a plane to Johannesburg with an infected Dutch woman who later died.
22. Hantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily, but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks
    The virus is clearly far less contagious than the coronavirus, scientists agree, but they have found cases where it spread among people without direct contact.
23. Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes.
    Stardust Solutions says its tiny spheres can reflect the sun’s rays without harming people or the environment. Critics say private companies have no business altering Earth’s atmosphere.
24. Will Her Daughter Be Safe at Pali High as It Rebuilds From LA Wildfires?
    It’s a nightmare faced by families all around Los Angeles: After wildfire smoke blanketed homes, schools and offices with toxic chemicals, when is it OK to go back?