NPR News: President Trump aimed to cut science funding. Congress has quietly restored much of it

President Trump aimed to cut science funding. Congress has quietly restored much of it
Despite President Trump's efforts to deeply cut science funding from the federal budget in 2026, Congress quietly restored much of the funding to previous levels in recent weeks.

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NPR News: Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons

Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons
A new study suggests AI systems could be a lot more efficient. Researchers were able to shrink an AI vision model to 1/1000th of its original size.

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NPR News: If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music

If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music
Does the color of a concert venue change how we hear music? German researchers have an answer.

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NPR News: Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes

Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes
Tomato clownfish, in response to an unpredictable world, appear capable of adjusting when they lose their stripes based on cues from other fish and their habitat, a new study in PLOS Biology finds.

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NPR News: Satellite images provide view inside Iran at war

Satellite images provide view inside Iran at war
Satellite images from commercial companies show the extent of U.S. and Israeli strikes, and how Iran is responding.

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NPR News: Unlocking the secrets of an ancient plague

Unlocking the secrets of an ancient plague
The first historically recorded pandemic is believed to have struck the walled city of Jirash, in what is now modern-day Jordan, in the 7th century. A new study reveals details about those who died.

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NPR News: NASA redirects Artemis moon mission program, postponing a planned astronaut landing

NASA redirects Artemis moon mission program, postponing a planned astronaut landing
In shaking up its Artemis lunar program, NASA's new moon plan looks more like the Apollo missions of the 1960s. Instead of landing on the surface on Artemis III, NASA hopes to do so on Artemis IV.

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