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Wiener pitches $23B ‘science bond’ to backfill Trump research cuts The San Francisco Standard / 15min
Scientists Found the Entire Woolly Rhino Genome Inside the Stomach of an Ancient Wolf Pup Woolly rhino genome found in wolf • Popular Mechanics / 49min
Understanding the science behind Maine Turnpike Authority’s road treatments newscentermaine.com / 49min
Tapping into new ‘probabilistic computing’ paradigm can make AI chips use much less power, scientists say Live Science / 49min
Hubble Observes Ghostly Cloud Alive with Star Formation Hubble captures protostars in Orion • NASA Science (.gov) / 49min
Gophers Dropped On Mount St Helens For One Day In 1982 Left An Astonishing Impact 40 Years Later IFLScience / 49min
NASA brings Crew-11 home early in rare medical evacuation Crew-11 returns early due to illness • ScienceDaily / 49min
Physicists win prize for discovery of ‘magic angle’ that generates supermaterials EL PAÍS English / 49min
Scientists Discover 7 Rare Mummified Cheetahs in Arabian Desert Mummified cheetahs found in Arabia • ScienceAlert / 49min
It “Belongs To Everyone And No One”: A Huge UN Treaty On International Waters Is About To Kick Into Action High Seas Treaty takes effect January 17 • IFLScience / 1h
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Are our bodies full of microplastics or not? There’s a way to resolve this debate, and scientists must hurry Microplastics studies face contamination doubts • The Guardian / 2h
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Chinese scientists unlock possible key to dark matter after almost 90 years South China Morning Post / 2h
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Workshop highlights coastal erosion threats, science behind Chincoteague Inlet dynamics Shore Daily News / 3h
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Science Center of Iowa unveils artificial intelligence exhibit Science Center of Iowa debuts AI exhibit • weareiowa.com / 4h
Behind the Science: Herbivores That Chewed Through Time: How Insects and Pathogens Responded to Earth’s Biggest Events National Museum of Natural History / 4h
‘False nationalistic pride has no place in science’: Renowned mathematician Chandrashekhar Khare The Indian Express / 5h
‘Feminist Collective’ took over political science journal, prioritized DEI: report The College Fix / 7h
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Wild Camels Have Evolved The Ability To Drink Saltwater – And Scientists Aren’t Sure How IFLScience / 10h