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Health & Safety

This week in science: a new desert flower, virtual lemonade and prehistoric bone tools

5:09pm March 06, 2025

by Rachel Carlson

In this week's roundup of science news, Emily Kwong and Rachel Carlson talk about a newly discovered desert flower, tasting lemonade in virtual reality and prehistoric bone tools used by early humans.

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5 takeaways from the confirmation hearing for Trump's FDA nominee

4:18pm March 06, 2025

Dr. Marty Makary, President Trump's pick to run the Food and Drug Administration, faced questions from the Senate HELP Committee on the abortion pill, vaccines, FDA firings and chemicals in food.

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Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a quarter since 2000

4:09pm March 06, 2025

Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent per year since 2000.

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Trump says 'male circumcision in Mozambique' is a 'scam.' What's the program about?

2:41pm March 06, 2025

In his Tuesday address to Congress, President Trump listed U.S.-funded programs that he considers an "appalling waste" — including "$10 million for male circumcision in Mozambique."

That galaxy next door? It's home to a monster black hole

1:05pm March 06, 2025

The Large Magellanic Cloud, a close neighbor to the Milky Way, may house a giant black hole. It's the closest supermassive black hole outside of our galaxy.

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Intuitive Machines sends another probe to the moon, but can't stick the landing

11:28am March 06, 2025

Commercial company Intuitive Machines has landed its second probe on the moon, but company officials say it isn't in the correct position. The same thing happened last time.

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DOJ dismisses Biden-era lawsuit challenging Idaho's strict abortion ban

4:14am March 06, 2025

The Justice Department has dismissed a Biden-era lawsuit challenging Idaho's strict abortion ban. Now, a hospital says it's suing to protect people with high-risk pregnancies.

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Trump's nominee to run NIH faces Senate scrutiny

9:23am March 05, 2025

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor of health policy, faced tough questioning from the Senate HELP Committee during a confirmation hearing.

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Consumers can buy Zepbound and Wegovy direct from drugmakers if they pay cash

5:15am March 05, 2025

Eli Lilly is offering vials of its weight-loss drug Zepbound to patients at a discount — but only if they skip their insurance. Novo Nordisk is now discounting Wegovy for cash customers too.

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In Key West, testing shows cruise ships stir up as much sediment as a hurricane

4:22am March 05, 2025

by Greg Allen

Tests in Key West show sediment stirred up by cruise ships, which can harm marine life, routinely exceed federal standards. Key West has responded by suspending the tests.

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