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World's Largest Space Camera Captures Millions of Galaxies in Stunning Detail – and It's Only Just Begun

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first cosmic images on 23 June 2025, launching a 10-year sky survey with the world's largest digital camera.

International Business Times UK · Jun 24, 2025

‘Flooding could end southern Appalachia’: the scientists on an urgent mission to save lives

Geologists race to collect perishable data as Kentucky residents ‘scared to death’ over floods amid Trump cuts

The Guardian - US · May 29, 2025

RFK Jr. Denigrates Privately Funded Medical Research

The Trump administration has cut billions in federal funding for medical research, as Kennedy singles out private funders for criticism.

Reason · May 28, 2025

AI is giving a boost to efforts to monitor health via radar

If you wanted to check someone’s pulse from across the room, for example to remotely monitor an elderly relative, how could you do it? You might think it’s impossible, because common health-monitoring devices such as fingertip pulse oximeters and smartwatches have to be in contact with the body.

The Conversation · Apr 30, 2025

The pursuit of truths: A letter on the boy who cried aliens (op-ed)

As scientists, we must not forget our collective direction: the pursuit of truths and our responsibility to share these truths — and only these truths — with humanity.

Space · Apr 29, 2025

US Anti-disinformation Guardrails Fall In Trump's First 100 Days

From slashed federal funding for disinformation research to the closure of a key agency combating foreign influence operations, the United States has dismantled vital guardrails against falsehoods within President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.

International Business Times · Apr 28, 2025

The Latest: Hegseth had an unsecured internet line in his office for Signal, AP sources say

Two people familiar with the case have told AP that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Trump science cuts roil university labs, targeting bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more

Hundreds of university researchers in the U.S. have had their National Science Foundation funding abruptly canceled to comply with President Donald Trump’s directive to end support of research on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as the study of misinformation

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Utilities choosing coal, solar, nuclear or other power sources have a lot to consider, beyond just cost

The Trump administration is working to lift regulations on coal-fired power plants in the hopes of making its energy less expensive. But while cost is one important aspect, utilities have a lot more to consider when they choose their power sources.

The Conversation · Apr 14, 2025

Trump administration's NOAA layoffs affected the space weather service that tracks solar storms

Experts share why Trump-mandated cuts to the NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center share is a big deal.

Space · Apr 10, 2025