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  HTML [2026-02-05] Museums incorporate "scent of the afterlife" into Egyptian exhibits
       “Smell added an emotional and sensory depth that text labels alone could never provide.”
       
  HTML [2026-02-02] Court orders restart of all US offshore wind construction
       Trump admin's "it's classified" ploy put on hold in five different cases.
       
  HTML [2026-02-02] A century of hair samples proves leaded gas ban worked
       “We should not forget the lessons of history. And the lesson is those regulations have been very important.”
       
  HTML [2026-02-02] Judge rules Department of Energy's climate working group was illegal
       Meant to undercut EPA regulations, the group tried to work in secret.
       
  HTML [2026-02-02] Narwhals become quieter as the Arctic Ocean grows louder
       Increasing shipping traffic is interfering with the whales’ ability to hunt and communicate.
       
  HTML [2026-02-01] At NIH, a power struggle over institute directorships deepens
       The research agency has 27 institute and center directors. Will those roles become politicized?
       
  HTML [2026-02-01] Fungus could be the insecticide of the future
       Plant chemicals made more potent by insect pests are detoxified by the fungus.
       
  HTML [2026-01-31] Research roundup: 6 cool stories we almost missed
       A lip-syncing robot, Leonardo's DNA, and new evidence that humans, not glaciers, moved stones to Stonehenge.
       
  HTML [2026-01-29] What ice fishing can teach us about making foraging decisions
       Social density increases likelihood of sticking with a location. Environmental factors had little influence.
       
  HTML [2026-01-29] New OpenAI tool renews fears that “AI slop” will overwhelm scientific research
       New "Prism" workspace launches just as studies show AI-assisted papers are flooding journals with diminished quality.
       
  HTML [2026-01-29] States want to tax fossil fuel companies to create climate change superfunds
       As climate costs rise, states are passing legislation so fossil fuel can pay their share.
       
  HTML [2026-01-29] Early Universe's supermassive black holes grew in cocoons like butterflies
       During cocoon phase, young, supermassive black holes are surrounded by high-density gas.
       
  HTML [2026-01-28] The origin story of syphilis goes back far longer than we thought
       A 5,500-year-old fossil from Colombia has scientists rethinking syphilis origins.
       
  HTML [2026-01-28] Japan lost a 5-ton navigation satellite when it fell off a rocket during launch
       Imagine: You lost your car's cargo rack, but didn't notice until you reached your destination.
       
  HTML [2026-01-27] Trade wars muzzle allied talks on Trump's Golden Dome missile shield
       “International partners, I have not been allowed to talk to yet because of the trade wars."
       
  HTML [2026-01-27] Meet the mysterious electrides
       These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements.
       
  HTML [2026-01-26] Doctors face-palm as RFK Jr.’s top vaccine advisor questions need for polio shot
       Kirk Milhoan's comments come as federal vaccine policy slides to insignificance.
       
  HTML [2026-01-26] Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: "I don't think they're great right now"
       "These are just the difficulties of designing a spacesuit for the lunar environment."
       
  HTML [2026-01-24] Did Edison accidentally make graphene in 1879?
       Rice University chemists replicated Thomas Edison's seminal experiment and found a surprising byproduct.
       
  HTML [2026-01-23] Rocket Report: Chinese rockets fail twice in 12 hours; Rocket Lab reports setback
       Another partially reusable Chinese rocket, the Long March 12B, is nearing its first test flight.