Science Shorts: NASA announced it has found potential evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. Is it another false alarm? @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/spac... via @wsj.com

Squirrels developed a surprising (and human-like) trait over millions of years that is a key to their abundance. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/rode... via @wsj.com

News 🚨: The much-anticipated autism report from RFK Jr.'s HHS will point to Tylenol during pregnancy, folate deficiency, among other possible causes of autism. With @nidhisubs.bsky.social Link👇 www.wsj.com/health/healt...

Exclusive: RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies. @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social and @nidhisubs.bsky.social report www.wsj.com/health/healt... via @WSJ

Ancient teeth unearthed in eastern Africa reveal a new species of human ancestor. @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts @https://www.wsj.com/science/human-ancestor-ancient-teeth-discovery-7064b4f3?st=utDtXV via @wsj.com

Engineers are designing a new generation of space habitats meant to make life easier for astronauts and appealing to space tourists @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJFOE www.wsj.com/tech/space-h... via @WSJ

Georgia Tech has a strategy for wooing corporate partners. Other universities want in. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @wsj.com

Universities facing budget shortfalls after federal cuts to science research are looking to Georgia Tech for advice. The school gets nearly 15% of its campus research funds from industry. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @wsj.com

For the first time scientists have isolated the microbes that help give chocolate its great taste. @NidhiSubs reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/choc... via @WSJ

The odds didn’t look good when Gwen Orilio was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer. Ten years later, she’s still alive—and part of a new era of cancer treatment. www.wsj.com/health/termi... via @WSJ

AI is filling in missing portions of ancient Latin texts. The inscriptions offer rare insights into the conquests, ambitions and business accounts of citizens of the Roman Empire. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/tech/ai/aene... via @wsj.com

Evidence suggests early humans used primitive sunscreen and wore tailored clothing—possibly contributing to their survival as Neanderthals went extinct @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/science/nean... via @wsj.com

Why you should care about the integrity of Bureau of Labor Statistics data: It does more than capture monthly job growth and inflation pressures. It plays a crucial role in Americans’ financial lives www.wsj.com/personal-fin... via @wsj.com

The Trump administration is blocking funding for public health programs run by the CDC, the latest push by the White House to withhold money already approved by Congress @nidhisubs.bsky.social and @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social‬ report for @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

A newly identified fossil—mislabeled for decades—is providing insights into how T. rex and other tyrannosaurs diversified and spread across the globe @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/biol... via @wsj.com

Scientists detected the largest-known black hole merger, resulting in a black hole 225 times the mass of the sun @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/viol... via @wsj.com

Harvard University’s odds to win its Boston court battle look favorable—but the larger war is up in the air.

For Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, friends created a book of bawdy letters. One was from Donald Trump. Khadeeja Safdar and Joe Palazzolo report for #WSJInvestigations. www.wsj.com/politics/tru... via @WSJ

ICYMI: Archaeologists have unearthed a woman-dominated Neolithic Dawenkou culture in what is considered the birthplace of Chinese civilization. Liyan Qi reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/arch... via @wsj.com

Citizen scientists alerted researchers to a rare exploding star. Pop open the link to see the image and learn about the project. (You can participate, too.) @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/spac... via @wsj.com

Why is it so hard to link floods, heatwaves and other extreme weather events to climate change? @eniiler.bsky.social and @daltonian.bsky.social report for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/science/envi... via @wsj.com

Is climate change making floods worse? New science tackles the tricky link between global warming and extreme rain. @eniiler.bsky.social and @daltonian.bsky.social report for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/science/envi... via @wsj.com

Unlike any other mammal, human scalp hair can grow in length for years on end--and this unusual trait gave our ancestors an evolutionary edge. @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/science/biol... via @wsj.com

The steep cliffs and narrow canyons that characterize Texas Hill Country channeled torrential rain from a stalled weather system into overflowing rivers and creeks @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/us-news/clim... via @wsj.com

The strongest warnings of dangerous flash floods came as Texans slept. Could more have been done? @jenhiller.bsky.social @eniiler.bsky.social and Jim Carlton report. www.wsj.com/us-news/esca... via @wsj.com

Homeowners in fire-prone states are setting their properties on fire to get rid of vegetation that can send wildfires racing across the landscape www.wsj.com/us-news/clim... via @wsj.com

Homeowners in fire-prone states are setting their properties on fire to get rid of vegetation that can send wildfires racing across the landscape. @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience. www.wsj.com/us-news/clim... via @wsj.com

Cannonball, belly-flop or a New Zealand manu? Physicists explain how to make the biggest splash when you hit the water. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/phys... via @wsj.com

Harvard and other universities want big tech and pharma to fill funding gaps after deep Trump cuts. @nidhisubs.bsky.social @emilyglazer.bsky.social and Sara Randazzo report. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @WSJ

Megalodons were longer and leaner than scientists once thought. That shape could have contributed to the giant shark’s extinction, new research suggests. @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/how-... via @wsj.com

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory on Monday released its first dazzling images of deep space snapped with the world's largest digital camera. @garippatricia.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/science/spac... via @wsj.com

A massive heat dome will cover 200 million people across the Eastern U.S. in the coming days, prompting concerns about health-related illnesses. @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience. www.wsj.com/us-news/clim... via @wsj.com

Four? www.wsj.com/arts-culture... via @wsj.com

First-ever images of the sun’s south pole reveal secrets vital to understanding the solar magnetic storms that can affect Earth. @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/spac... via @wsj.com

The Trump administration froze Northwestern’s research funding. It hasn’t offered the school a way to get it back. @nidhisubs.bsky.social and Sara Randazzo report. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @wsj.com

A Wisconsin man who wanted to "beat the bite" turned to deadly snakes for the challenge. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/biol... via @wsj.com

Why is hail getting so big? The largest study of hailstorms in U.S. history is trying to find out. @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/envi... via @wsj.com

The pursuit of longevity can now start before a person is even born. One startup aims to help parents rank embryos based on risks for chronic diseases that affect lifespan. Amy Dockser Marcus reports for #WSJHealth www.wsj.com/health/embry... via @wsj.com

Mozart won't take this well

Babies don’t need Mozart to be smart, but a new study shows that a parent who sings can make a big difference for their mood. Susan Pinker reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/babi... via @wsj.com

A tale of two footprints sheds light on our human ancestors @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/science/anci... via @wsj.com

Most people never heard about a deadly E. coli outbreak, which a Feb. 11 internal FDA memo linked to a single lettuce processor. In a break with common food safety practice, officials never issued public alerts. @kffhealthnews.org reports. kffhealthnews.org/MjAzMjkzOQ

Harvard revokes tenure of Francesca Gino, once a star faculty member—a severe and rare penalty in academia @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @wsj.com

More adults than ever are receiving autism diagnoses later in life, revealing a significant shift in our awareness and understanding of the condition. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/science/adul... via @wsj.com

Who’s better at reading body language? Researchers at Johns Hopkins University pitted human beings against artificial-intelligence models to find out @eniiler.bsky.social r reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-b... via @wsj.com SJ

The hurricane season is set to begin with the National Weather Service struggling to do more with less after several rounds of staff cuts @eniiler.bsky.social r reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/us-news/clim... via @wsj.com SJ

A quarterback, outfielder and fighter pilot all need to track balls and calculate trajectories rapidly. Training such athletes’ eyes can give them an edge, optometrists say. @AylinWoodward reports for #WSJ #FutureOfEverything www.wsj.com/science/biol... via @WSJ

An infant with a rare genetic mutation was treated with a gene editing therapy tailored to his specific condition—a breakthrough that could provide a template for others Betsy McKay reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/tech/biotech... via @wsj.com

From exotic luxury to hot commodity—how orchids became king of the potted plants. The secret? Cloning. @mcjomcg.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/science/orch... via @wsj.com

Interesting.