Deeply divided Supreme Court lets NIH grant terminations continue

The dissents The primary dissent was written by Chief Justice Roberts, and joined in part by the three Democratic appointees, ...
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Humans intervened every 9 minutes in AAA test of driver assists

As most people who have used adaptive cruise control in traffic can no doubt appreciate, the most common event that ...
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Using pollen to make paper, sponges, and more

Softening the shell To begin working with pollen, scientists can remove the sticky coating around the grains in a process ...
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Top pediatricians buck RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine meddling on COVID shot guidance

“It’s clear that we’re in a different place in the pandemic than we were four or five years ago in ...
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An extinct volcano in Arkansas hosts the only public diamond mine on Earth

The park provides two covered pavilions with water troughs and tables for wet sifting, plus open sluice boxes with hand-operated ...
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T-Mobile claimed selling location data without consent is legal—judges disagree

Carriers claimed selling data didn’t violate law Instead of denying the allegations, the carriers argued that the FCC overstepped its ...
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The case of the coke-snorting Chihuahua

In the end, the chihuahua recovered nicely, and the vets advised the owners to fit him out with a basket ...
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Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Erin becomes historic storm due to strengthening

Erin’s central pressure was in the 990s this time yesterday, and it’s now in the 920’s heading for the teens. ...
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Celebrating 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show

When The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in 1975, no one could have dreamed that it would become the longest-running ...
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How a mysterious particle could explain the Universe’s missing antimatter

It’s even possible that neutrinos can act as their own antiparticles—that is, that neutrinos could turn into antineutrinos and vice ...
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