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June 28—This week, scientists uncover traces of a massive ancient river system beneath Antarctic ice. Plus, we share the best repellants to keep away mosquitoes and the findings of a recent study linking plant-based ultraprocessed food and heart disease. All that and more below! --Sunya Bhutta, Chief Audience Engagement Editor

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Advanced Meditation Alters Consciousness and Our Basic Sense of Self An emerging science of advanced meditation could transform mental health and our understanding of consciousness Matthew D. Sacchet; Judson A. Brewer

Giant Viruses Discovered in Arctic Ice Could Slow Sea-Level Rise Scientists recently discovered giant viruses infecting algal blooms that dot the Greenland ice sheet Francisco "A.J." Camacho; Chelsea Harvey; E&E News

No, Fake Meat Wasn't Found to Cause Heart Disease, as Some Headlines Suggest A recent study found that eating ultraprocessed plant-based foods was linked to heart attack and stroke risk. But the devil is in the details Lori Youmshajekian

How Worried Should We Be about Starliner's Stranded Astronauts? On its first crewed flight, troubling technical glitches with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft have left two astronauts in limbo onboard the International Space Station Lee Billings

Ancient River System Discovered Beneath Antarctic Ice Beneath the Antarctic ice, scientists find remnants of a giant river system that flowed for thousands of miles Kristel Tjandra; LiveScience

A Supreme Court Ruling May Make It Harder for Government Agencies to Use Good Science The Supreme Court is considering the fate of Chevron deference, a 40-year legal principle that has shaped the role of government agencies. The outcome could affect medication approval, pollution regulation, and more Meghan Bartels

To Follow the Real Early Human Diet, Eat Everything Nutrition influencers claim we should eat meat-heavy diets like our ancestors did. But our ancestors didn't actually eat that way Kate Wong

Keep Mosquitoes Away with These Tried-and-True Repellents Mosquito experts break down how to choose and use the best mosquito repellents Riis Williams, intern writer

Ozempic Quiets Food Noise in the Brain—But How? Blockbuster weight-loss drugs are revealing how appetite, pleasure and addiction work in the brain Lauren J. Young

In a First, Cooling Costs for Public Housing Residents Will Be Covered The Department of Housing and Urban Development long refused to pay cooling costs for public housing, but climate-change-fueled heat waves have underscored the public health need Thomas Frank; E&E News

Canceled Experiment to Block the Sun Won't Stop Rich Donors from Trying A botched geoengineering experiment to limit the amount of sunlight hitting Earth hasn't dimmed donors' enthusiasm for funding the research Corbin Hiar; Blanca Begert, partner content; E&E News

Can AI Save Schrödinger's Cat? Outcomes in quantum mechanics depend on observations. But must the observer be human? Anil Ananthaswamy

What Vitamins and Minerals Really Do in Your Body Humans need around 30 vitamins and minerals to keep our bodies functioning Clara Moskowitz; Jen Christiansen; Miriam Quick

The Science Is Clear: Offshore Wind Isn't What's Killing Whales Politicians and nonprofit groups have blamed offshore wind turbines for whale deaths, but the science doesn't support those claims—at all Josh Axelrod, contract writer

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