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Scientists Scan Mysterious Planet as It Drifts Through Space

A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in the Milky Way that does not orbit a star.

Wired - 1d

Scientists develop injection for long-lasting contraceptive implant

Approach could herald new way of delivering drugs, beyond birth control, over long periods of time. Researchers are developing an injection that creates a contraceptive implant in the body using an ...

The Guardian - 1d

Romanian far-right presidential hopeful barred from poll rerun

Clashes erupt in Bucharest over the ban on Calin Georgescu, whose unexpected presidential election first-round win was annulled.

BBC News - Mar. 9

2,000 Striking N.Y. Prison Officers Fired and Barred From Public Jobs

Gov. Kathy Hochul made good on a threat to punish those who failed to meet a Monday deadline for returning to their posts after a three-week work stoppage.

The New York Times - Mar. 11

From London to New York via Switzerland: the booming trade in gold bars

Fears that Donald Trump could impose tariffs on gold imports have upended the market

Financial Times - Mar. 14

Peace deal must bar Ukraine from Nato, Russian official says

Russia will seek guarantees that Ukraine will remain neutral in any deal, a deputy foreign minister says.

BBC News - Mar. 17

Who invented the March Madness bracket? A bar and a postal worker stake claims

Trying to prove the real inventor of the March Madness pool seems about as implausible as picking a perfect bracket

ABC News - Mar. 17

Judge blocks Trump order barring transgender people from military

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled in favor of transgender active-duty service members and transgender people in the process of enlisting.

CBS News - 6d

In Milwaukee for March Madness? Here are sports bars around Fiserv Forum

Fiserv Forum is playing host to NCAA men's basketball tournament games March 20 and 22. Here's where you can eat and drink around the arena.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Judge Bars Social Security Officials From Giving DOGE Unredacted Data

A federal judge in Maryland found that Elon Musk’s scrutiny of the agency’s data systems appeared to violate federal privacy laws.

The New York Times - 4d

US bars former president of Argentina from entering the country

Secretary of state accuses Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of ‘significant corruption’

Financial Times - 3d

Hit by ‘Gut Punches,’ Scientists Band Together to Protest Trump

Stand Up for Science aims to revive a movement that started in 2017, but with an all-new team and a more focused vision.

The New York Times - Mar. 6

NASA Eliminates Chief Scientist and Other Jobs at Its Headquarters

About 19 positions will be cut, including those in offices focused on technology policy and diversity, equity and inclusion.

The New York Times - Mar. 11

Fire lab scientist says we're not doing enough to prevent more wildfires

Mark Finney studies the science behind wildfires for a living. He believes we're not heeding lessons of the past.

CBS News - Mar. 11

Volcano near Alaska's largest city could erupt soon, scientists say

The Alaska Volcano Observatory said signs indicated a Mount Spurr eruption was likely, though not certain, in the weeks or months ahead.

CBS News - Mar. 13

DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts

Firings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Security Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal. Critics say it shows the consequences of heedlessly cutting ...

The New York Times - Mar. 17

Louder than an airplane: Scientists analyse 'pop' of swing-top bottle

Yahoo News - Mar. 18

Scientists hail ‘avalanche of discoveries’ from Euclid space telescope

Data from European Space Agency’s mission has allowed researchers to create detailed catalogue of 380,000 galaxies. Astronomers are predicting an “avalanche of discoveries” after the first major ...

The Guardian - 6d

Scientists puzzled by surprising rise in ADHD prescriptions among adult women

Prescriptions for ADHD drugs have been spiking, with the sharpest rise among middle-aged and older women, a new study finds. They're also the least likely to misuse the stimulants.

NBC News - 5d

Dark energy: mysterious cosmic force appears to be weakening, say scientists

Findings could open up possibility the universe will end in a reverse big bang or ‘big crunch’, say cosmologists. Explainer: Is dark energy destined to dominate the universe? Dark energy, the ...

The Guardian - 5d

The Chaos of NIH Cuts Has Left Early-Career Scientists Scrambling

As graduate programs lose spots and labs face shutdowns following Trump administration cuts to science funding, the path to a science career for students and researchers just got a whole lot harder.

Wired - 1d

Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time

The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and Saturn.

Wired - 10h

U.S. border patrol agent demanded women expose breasts to gain entry to country

A former border patrol agent pleaded guilty to two civil rights violations on Friday for demanding women expose their breasts to be admitted into the U.S., according to officials.

NBC News - Mar. 11

Wells Fargo’s stock dips even as analyst proclaims ‘good entry point’ for investors

RBC Capital says Wells Fargo’s stock is a good buy after the recent financial-stock selloff — but it continued to fall along with most bank stocks Thursday.

MarketWatch - Mar. 13

Kant canned: Maltese singer rewrites Eurovision entry after C-word complaint

Miriana Conte retitles song and removes reference to kant after complaint about similarity to swearword. A Eurovision contestant has reworked her song after a word in the lyrics sounded like an ...

The Guardian - Mar. 15

Jim Cramer sees a 'great entry point' for new investors to buy this struggling stock

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

CNBC - 4d

The White House war on federal statistics

Economists and scientists worry over disappearing data and advisory groups

Financial Times - Mar. 18

Pioneering arthritis trial could 'switch off' pain

By retraining blood cells, scientists believe they can "switch off" rheumatoid arthritis.

BBC News - 1d

How will the universe end? A changing understanding of dark energy may provide a new answer

Scientists are homing in on the nature of dark energy. The big question is whether it's a constant force, which scientists have long thought, or whether the force is weakening.

NBC News - 4d

Tariffs could make some popular side hustles and small businesses harder to run: 'The expenses have already started,' CEO says

The Trump administration's China tariffs could have an unintended consequence, some CEOs say: a higher barrier to entry for American entrepreneurs.

CNBC - Mar. 10

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