Science Headlines

Fear and hope in Utah in the shadow of America's largest wildfire
Wed Jul 15 5:55 pm
People in Monticello, Utah have been tense and preparing to evacuate since shortly after the Babylon fire started June 26th
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Cancer disparities researchers say federal funding changes have disrupted their work
Wed Jul 15 11:16 am
In a survey, 93% of cancer researchers who study disparities said federal policy changes have affected them. Funding is harder to come by and they worry it's slowing progress in their field.
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Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act
Tue Jul 14 12:46 pm
By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in the United States. Environmental groups are suing.
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The White House aims to give political appointees more power over research funding
Mon Jul 13 4:52 pm
Under Trump, the Office of Management and Budget has proposed a rule change that would shift authority for grant making to political appointees. Experts say it could negatively affect U.S. science.
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Pythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human disease
Mon Jul 13 6:00 am
These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a dime.
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EV battery recycling has a math problem
Mon Jul 13 5:00 am
For some electric vehicle batteries, it costs more to recycle them than they're worth. That creates all kinds of problems, which a new Colorado law aims to solve.


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Want to own a real T. rex? It could cost you $30 million
Sun Jul 12 8:14 pm
The Tyrannosaurus rex fossil known as "Gus" will go up for auction on Tuesday. It's not the first time dinosaur bones have been sold to the highest bidder.
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Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife
Sat Jul 11 1:48 am
The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act. The administration narrowed the definition of "harm" under the landmark law.
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This week in science: California wolves, the world's bugs, and the earliest quasars
Thu Jul 09 4:01 pm
NPR's science podcast Short Wave talks about why wolves are thriving in California, a new estimation of the world's insect species and the universe's earliest quasars.
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EPA proposes weakening heavy-duty truck pollution rules
Thu Jul 09 3:03 pm
The Trump EPA calls Biden-era rules for cutting pollution from heavy trucks "unworkable." The proposed changes have been celebrated by trucking groups and denounced by environmental groups.
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