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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday acted to ease access to unproven peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F. K…
During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80 times the normal background level, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. Researchers from the California Institute of Technology compared the chemical composition of the plume from the Eaton fire with smoke from a fire that mostly burned vegetation and found that the urban smoke had more lead, arsenic and other toxic metals linked to burning vehicles, building materials and electronics. The study authors say smoke exposure frameworks and emergency response protocols should be revised as more fires burn into cities due to climate change and urban expansion.
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A new local TV series will take viewers from frozen glaciers to remote research sites to uncover stories hidden in science and nature.
Artisanal fishers unload sea urchins at the Melinka Pier, Melinka, Guaitecas Archipelago, Chile, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Adriana Thomasa)
U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sparked controversy with comments about Arab contributions to science and literature. Speaking at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kennedy claimed Arabs do not produce science or win major prizes like the Nobel or Fields. His remarks have been widely condemned as untrue and racially biased, especially in a state with a large Arab American population. Critics point out that Arabs have indeed won Nobel Prizes, including Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz and Yemeni activist Tawakkol Karman. An HHS representative did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
A dinosaur that looks like a miniature T. rex is now one of the world's most expensive fossils. The rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus sold for $47.3 million to a mystery buyer at auction in New York City. Sotheby’s auction house had expected it to fetch anywhere from $6 to $9 million. The price tag for “Jodi,” as the skeleton is nicknamed, makes it the second-priciest set of dinosaur bones ever sold. This summer, a T. rex fossil known as “Gus” sold for a record $50.1 million. Some scientists have opposed such private sales, saying they should go to museums or other institutions for study and public display.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as t…
In this photo provided by NASA, the final left and right forward solid rocket booster motor segments for Artemis III are integrated onto the mobile launcher for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Frank Michaux/NASA via AP)
In this photo provided by NASA, from left, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, and NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Randy Bresnik, and Andre Douglas visit the Prototype Development Laboratory at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Kim Shiflett/NASA via AP)