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1. These Majestic Seabirds Never Stop Pooping
   Streaked shearwaters keep a very regular rhythm throughout their daily foraging flights, shedding about 5 percent of their body mass every hour.
2. Meet the Beautiful Dragonfly That Thrives in Your Pollution
   New research outlines how the savvy blue dasher lives happily in storm drains and park ponds others flee.
3. A Lifelong Party of ‘Puzzle-Making Tomfoolery’
   In 1978, Jerry Slocum assembled the first International Puzzle Party in his living room. Now it’s a global event.
4. Study Finds Planet Around Trappist-1 Star Shows No Signs of Life
   Astronomers had hoped to observe an atmosphere on one of the seven planets known to orbit Trappist-1, a red dwarf star. A new study found nothing to write home about.
5. For Some Patients, the ‘Inner Voice’ May Soon Be Audible
   In a recent study, scientists successfully decoded not only the words people tried to say but the words they merely imagined saying.
6. At China’s Humanoid Robot Games, Athletes Fell Down a Lot
   The Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing — featuring running, kickboxing and soccer — highlighted advancements in robotics. Limitations, too.
7. A Solution to the C.I.A.’s ‘Kryptos’ Sculpture Goes Up for Auction
   Sleuths have solved three of the panels of the Kryptos sculpture at the agency’s headquarters. Now the artwork’s creator is announcing the sale of the solution to the fourth.
8. How Scientists Use Drones to Tag Sperm Whales
   A new tagging method called tap-and-go allows researchers to gather more data on the health and behavior of whales, with less disruption.
9. Barry Bonds Beats Babe Ruth! Statistical Model Crowns a New ‘Greatest’ in Baseball
   A new ranking methodology places Barry Bonds over Babe Ruth as the game’s best player ever. Statisticians, at least, are cheering.
10. Will Oil Demand Peak Soon? Trump Administration Doesn’t Want to Hear It.
    It is lashing out at the world’s leading energy organization for saying oil and gas use could start declining as the world pivots to cleaner alternatives.
11. A New Way to Reduce Children’s Deaths: Cash
    Simply giving money to poor families at certain times reduced deaths among young children by nearly half, a new study found.
12. MAHA Draft Report Brings Relief to Some, Chagrin to Others
    A draft of an upcoming White House report on children’s health was not as harsh toward the agriculture industry as some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s allies had hoped.
13. New I.R.S. Rules for Large Wind and Solar Projects Released
    The move comes as the Trump administration has issued a barrage of new restrictions on renewable energy across the country.
14. A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply
    The dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has disrupted the global supply chain that provides a therapeutic food, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.
15. United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal
    Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.
16. Elon Musk’s SpaceX Most Likely Doesn’t Pay Taxes
    Elon Musk’s rocket company relies on federal contracts, but years of losses have most likely let it avoid paying federal income taxes, according to internal company documents.
17. H.H.S. Resurrects Vaccine Safety Panel Disbanded Decades Ago
    Anti-vaccine groups had sought the revival of the task force.
18. Margaret Boden, Philosopher of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88
    A cognitive scientist, she used the language of computers to explore the nature of human thought and creativity, offering prescient insights about A.I.
19. Treating Chronic Pain Is Hard. An Experimental Approach Shows Promise.
    A guitarist in a death metal band was one of several people who found that personalized deep brain stimulation eased their pain and helped them reduce pain medication.
20. Sudan Hit by Its ‘Worst Cholera Outbreak’ in Years, Medical Charity Says
    International charities warned that, left unchecked, the disease’s spread might exacerbate similar outbreaks across the African region for weeks or months to come.
21. Rabbits With Hornlike Growths Are Hopping Around Colorado. Are They OK?
    The unsightly bunnies are infected with cottontail rabbit papillomavirus, which can cause growths that resemble warts or tentacles.
22. Mendenhall River Hit Record High From Glacier Melt
    An overflowing glacial lake caused a surge in the Mendenhall River on Wednesday, prompting flood alerts and evacuations in Juneau.
23. Trump Administration Scraps Research Into Health Disparities
    In its campaign against “woke” science, the N.I.H. has closed down studies and programs focused on the gaps between racial and socioeconomic groups.
24. Why Young Children May Not Get Covid Shots This Fall
    Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., federal officials may withdraw an endorsement for the vaccine in younger children.