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1. Investigators Blame NASA and Boeing for Starliner Failures
   Technical and oversight problems left two astronauts aboard the International Space Station for months longer than had been expected.
2. On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines
   None of the main research on the voyage of the Araon was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, a sign of the difficult times for American science.
3. A Lonely Baby Monkey Wins Hearts, and Even a Few Friends
   Legions of fans from around the world have been cheering on Punch, a 7-month-old macaque who had been struggling to socialize at a zoo outside Tokyo.
4. A Rare Glimpse of a Sleeper Shark in Antarctic Waters
   Researchers filmed a 10-to-13-foot sleeper shark off the South Shetland Islands, in what may be the first recording of the species that far south.
5. Lake Erie’s Storm Surges Become More Extreme
   Officials are designing new ways to protect the shorelines from sudden flooding and longer storm seasons.
6. E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule
   Environmental and health groups sued the E.P.A. over its elimination of the endangerment finding. The matter is likely to end up before the Supreme Court.
7. Documenting a ‘Drastically Changing’ Scientific Landscape
   In the Lost Science series, scientists whose jobs or funding have been cut by the Trump administration tell their stories.
8. Could an Electronic Coach Help Ski Jumpers Leap Farther?
   Future Olympic prospects are testing a device that can give them corrective advice in real time as they hurtle into the air.
9. These Unsinkable Tubes Could Help Harvest Energy From the Ocean
   Researchers developed aluminum structures that trap air bubbles, making them able to float perpetually in even the harshest environments.
10. His Team Devised Ways to Keep World Cup Crowds Safe
    Michael Silevitch leads a research center dedicated to protecting busy public spaces. Last April, he was instructed to “end all work” immediately.
11. Data Centers and Your Power Bill
    New A.I. sites could drive up your power bill. We look at possible solutions.
12. U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change
    The Trump administration is threatening to leave the influential agency unless it stops publishing its annual road map for cutting planet-warming emissions.
13. An Antarctic Expedition Ends in New Zealand
    But stay tuned: We’ve still got more to share about this Antarctic expedition, and the next ones scientists are already planning.
14. E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants, Documents Show
    Senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to announce the move on Friday, according to people briefed on the matter.
15. N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up
    Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.
16. How Microbes Got Their Crawl
    In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.
17. F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine
    Moderna held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.
18. Cleaning Up Carnival, Bead by Plantable Bead
    Mardi Gras in New Orleans can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up.
19. Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs
    Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.
20. Should Drug Companies Be Advertising to Consumers?
    Aging means “becoming a target” of the industry, one expert said. After decades of debate, politicians of all stripes are proposing bans.
21. Alfred Blumstein, Who Transformed the Study of Crime, Dies at 95
    An engineer by training, he used systems theory and quantitative analysis to examine criminal behavior, revealing the systemic patterns of crime.
22. Constant Sexual Aggression Drives Female Tortoises to Walk Off Cliffs
    On a remote island in North Macedonia, male Hermann’s tortoises outnumber females 19 to 1, an imbalance driving the population to extinction.
23. Trump Erased the Endangerment Finding. Here Come the Lawsuits.
    The battle is expected to reach the Supreme Court, which is far more conservative today than it was when the measure was established.
24. A Climate Supercomputer Is Getting New Bosses. It’s Not Clear Who.
    The National Science Foundation said management of the machine, used by researchers for forecasts, disaster warnings and pure science, would be transferred to a “third-party operator.”