US government fired researchers running a crucial drug use survey A termination letter obtained by New Scientist reveals that the Trump administration has gutted the office that runs the country’s only nationwide survey on drug use and mental health
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2474698-us-go

NASA cut $420 million for climate science, moon modelling and more Under pressure from Elon Musk’s DOGE task force, NASA is cancelling grants and contracts for everything from lunar dust research to educational programmes
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2474255-nasa-

How nothing could destroy the universe The concept of nothing once sparked a 1000-year-long war, today it might explain dark energy and nothingness even has the potential to destroy the universe, explains physicist Antonio Padilla
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2474129-how-n

Aged human urine is a pungent pesticide as well as a fertiliser Urine that has sat in the sun for a while seems to fertilise crops while warding off pests, without affecting the produce's taste
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2471220-aged-

Do Ozempic and Wegovy really cause hair loss? As semaglutide-based weight loss treatments, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, become more popular, new side effects are emerging - and one is hair loss
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2472600-do-oz