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In an era marked by political tension and debates over facts versus “alternative facts,” scientists in the United States found themselves at an unusual crossroads. For decades, many in the scientific community worked quietly in laboratories, universities, and research centers, focused on discovery rather than politics. But under the Trump administration, a wave of policies

Deserts are landscapes of quiet wonder—endless dunes, sculpted rock formations, and, in some places, fields of glittering gypsum crystals scattered like nature’s gravel. These crystals, often no larger than pebbles, seem to appear and disappear mysteriously. But how do they move in such a harsh, wind-scoured environment? The Secrets of Gypsum Crystals Gypsum (calcium sulfate

In 1951, a Black woman named Henrietta Lacks walked into Johns Hopkins Hospital seeking treatment for cervical cancer. Without her knowledge or consent, doctors took samples of her tumor—cells that would change medical science forever. Henrietta’s cells, known as HeLa cells, were the first human cells to survive and multiply indefinitely in a lab. They became