Saturday, April 5, 2025

Today in Science: Rogue planets roam the Milky Way

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Friday, April 4, 2025

Week in Science: 76 ways pregnancy and birth change the body

April 4—This week, astronauts launch into polar orbit, a disturbing finding about toxins in U.S. drinking water, and the science behind Myanmar's magnitude 7.7 earthquake. Enjoy and read more below.

Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor

Top Stories
Why Was the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand So Devastating?

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings built to withstand temblors

Big Banks Quietly Prepare for Catastrophic Warming

Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the Paris Agreement's 2 degree C goal and are examining how to maintain profits

Does Intermittent Fasting Improve Health beyond Weight Loss?

Intermittent fasting has gained a following, in part because of tantalizing hints that it can boost cognition, fend off cancer and even slow aging

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Dr. Zahi Hawass Returns to North America in 2025 with New Groundbreaking Discoveries!

The real-life Indiana Jones returns to North America on his LARGEST lecture tour ever to share the latest discoveries and make the most thrilling announcements of his remarkable career. This event will make history – live on stage – and you won't want to miss it! Learn more.

Top U.S. Scientists Speak Out against 'Climate of Fear' Wrecking U.S. Research

Despite fears that speaking out will make them targets, top researchers warn that the Trump administration's "wholesale assault on U.S. science" will harm the nation

How Near-Death Experiences Arise in the Brain

Researchers put forward a comprehensive model outlining the conditions that may give rise to the vivid mental phenomena that some people experience as they near death

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Physicists Catch a Quantum Butterfly Spreading Its Wings

In a first, physicists have directly seen Hofstadter's butterfly—a long-sought-after fractal in the quantum realm

Nearly Half of People in the U.S. Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water

New data released by the EPA show that nearly half of people in the U.S. have drinking water contaminated by toxic "forever chemicals," or PFAS

76 Ways Pregnancy and Giving Birth Change a Person's Body

Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby

NIH Director Removes Four Main Scientists amid Massive Staff Purge

The Trump Administration has fired four leaders and thousands of employees at the National Institutes of Health in "one of the darkest days"

In a Sky Full of Satellites, Astronomers Find Creative Ways to Observe the Stars

Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists are coping

As Measles Continues to Rise, CDC Muffles Vaccine Messaging

By burying an assessment with updates and recommendations about the U.S.'s current measles outbreaks, the CDC has signaled an alarming shift in its public messaging

SpaceX Hits New Milestone with Fram2, the First-Ever Crewed Polar Mission

The privately funded Fram2 mission is the first ever to take astronauts into polar orbit—and the latest sign of a "new normal" for human spaceflight

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