Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.
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In Mato Grosso, Brazil, capybaras wandered into the building, but they were polite during the incursion.
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In 32 of the countries included in a recent study, at least a quarter of the native butterfly species had moved to new areas.
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Amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site. Most did not detect anything.
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Footage posted by a conservancy group offers an unusual glimpse of a common behavior by dolphins that often goes unobserved.
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Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-old hunch.
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A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.
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Veterinarians are gingerly embracing the honeybee, a vital pollinator for agriculture but one that’s in increasing danger.
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Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s chief scientist, he will help shape its environmental destiny.
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Since April, the Defense Department has halted all military reviews for wind projects, stalling dozens of projects nationwide.
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It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
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He was among the first to perform microscopic surgery in the 1970s and revolutionized techniques to treat traumatic injuries.
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The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry.
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The federal government is ending its contract with a Kentucky nonprofit that it says pressured medical workers to remove organs from patients who were getting better.
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The funds have been frozen since early in President Trump’s second term.
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The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday morning.
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After working for a department store, she switched to archaeology and made important discoveries about prehistoric clothes and gender roles.
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The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.
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A federal plan would impose drastic water cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada in dry years over the next decade. A legal battle could follow.
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Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?
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