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Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Enters Inner Solar System

Science · United States

Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Enters Inner Solar System

43% Center coverage: 159 sources

Global observatories are intensively studying its emerging coma in preparation for its nearest solar approach on Oct. 30.See the Story

Major reports about how climate change affects the US are removed from websites

Climate Change · United States

Major reports about how climate change affects the US are removed from websites

41% Left coverage: 85 sources

Legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their backyards from a warming world.See the Story

Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and Mesopotamia

Science · Egypt

Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and Mesopotamia

44% Center coverage: 52 sources

Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in an Egyptian tomb site dating to between 4,495 and 4,880 years ago.See the Story

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Plastic bag fees and bans help limit coastal litter, study finds

Plastic bag fees and bans help limit coastal litter, study finds

Plastic bag fees and bans help limit coastal litter, study finds

New Neurons Form in the Hippocampus Even in Late Adulthood

47% Center coverage: 15 sources

A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain's memory centre, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late adulthood.Research See the Story

Mark Watne Calls Reconciliation Package Good and Bad

44% Left coverage: 9 sources

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NDFU) – North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne called the budget reconciliation package passed by Congress “a mixed bag.” “There is a lot of good in the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ that will strengthen the farm safety net. We appreciate the improvements made to farm programs and tax provisions impacting agriculture and farmer-owned cooperatives,” he said. Farm bill provisions that NDFU worked hard to achieve include an…Donald Trump · United States See the Story

Can Life Survive the Death of the Sun?

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The future is bright—too bright—for life as we know it once the sun transforms into a red giant starScience · United States Read Article

Federal Cuts Threaten Trout Lake Research Station

Coverage: 4 sources

With federal cuts looming, a local world-renowned research station is feeling the heat.Donald Trump See the Story

The Prototype: One Step Closer To Fusion Power

Coverage: 2 sources

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at new advances in fusion power, how the new budget bill undermines clean energy, a new trick to treat autoimmune diseases and more.Wendelstein · Wendelstein See the Story

Early Life Exposure to PFHxA May Impact Male Brain Development

50% Left coverage: 6 sources

"Forever chemicals" or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in consumer and industrial products for the better part of a century, but do not break down in the natural environment.PFAS · Netherlands See the Story

China’s Tianwen-3 Mission Could Beat the U.S. in the Race to Grab Mars Rocks

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Launching in 2028, China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European effortsChina · China See the Story

AI Could Help Save Patients from Extreme Heat

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

AI could be used to comb through electronic health records and warn vulnerable people about dangerous heat wavesArtificial Intelligence Read Article

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