NPR News: Mice with human brain cells offer a tool to study disease. Ethicists ask: What's next?

Mice with human brain cells offer a tool to study disease. Ethicists ask: What's next?
Neuroscientists have made a major advance in modeling the human brain in mice, offering a new way to study conditions like cerebral palsy. Ethicists ask if it changes how these mice should be treated.

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NPR News: Senators question Trump's picks for top health positions, including surgeon general

Senators question Trump's picks for top health positions, including surgeon general
On Wednesday, the Senate committee on health holds a confirmation hearing for three top health officials, including surgeon general. Dr. Nicole Saphier is President Trump's third attempt to nominate a surgeon general.

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NPR News: U.S. acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space

U.S. acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space
The remarkable revelation comes after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly weaponizing a global frontier long agreed in treaties to be used for only peaceful purposes.

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NPR News: Tiny krill are turning up in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Scientists want to know why

Tiny krill are turning up in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Scientists want to know why
Antarctic krill serve as a crucial food source for penguins, seals, and whales. They recycle nutrients used by algae. Now researchers say they've found krill in a surprising place: hydrothermal vents.

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NPR News: NASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missions

NASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missions
NASA employees say they've lost vital equipment and staff needed to make sophisticated spacecraft amid the agency's abrupt relocations over the past several months.

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NPR News: Trump's EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants

Trump's EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
The Trump administration is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Environmental groups say this will impact the climate and public health.

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NPR News: New Carlo Rovelli book challenges science's understanding of reality and the universe

New Carlo Rovelli book challenges science's understanding of reality and the universe
In his latest book, the world-renowned physicist draws on science and philosophy to explore the notion that the university and reality are fully knowable.

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