<p>Kennedy overrides CDC order saying an American who came into contact with hantavirus can self-quarantine </p><p>The Trump administration is employing “authoritarian” and “unconstitutional” quarantine measures for at least one person who came into contact with a hantavirus patient, health law experts say.</p><p>The mandatory quarantine, reimposed without an offering scientific evidence, reveals how the US might approach future cases of Ebola and other pathogens in the US – and sets a precedent for detaining Americans with no scientific rationale.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/20/rfk-jr-hantavirus-quarantine">Continue reading...</a>
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<p>The reconstruction of the vaquita, whose numbers barely reach double figures in the wild, is designed to help research and conservation efforts</p><p>Scientists have created a digital reconstruction of the world’s most endangered marine mammal, preserving its anatomy in three dimensions to aid research and conservation efforts as the species teeters on the brink of extinction.</p><p>The project digitised the skeleton of a female <a href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/dolphin-and-porpoise/vaquita/">vaquita, a small porpoise</a> found only in Mexico’s northern Gulf of California, using a combination of medical imaging, ultra-high-resolution micro CT scans and photography.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/20/vaquita-porpoise-worlds-rarest-skeleton-preserved-digital-imaging-aoe">Continue reading...</a>
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses NASA's rocky relationship with Mars exploration.
<p>People with “fearful” or “preoccupied” insecure attachment styles had more children, whereas securely attached people had fewer, according to a recent study</p>
When STAT polled our readers on ‘health care’ vs. ‘healthcare,’ about 60% of our readers voted for one word.
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<p>The Trump administration wanted the surface of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to be “American flag blue.” A water-treatment expert explains why the pool is still algal green and why the bloom could keep coming back</p>
<p>From booed hydration breaks to cooling-gel vests, teams are trying everything to keep their players from overheating. Physiologists—and one World Cup team doctor—say feeling cooler is different than cooling the body</p>
<p>A new study captures how cork, wine and air interact over time</p>
Older mice that received a faecal microbiome transplant from younger animals went on to have improved brain plasticity, which meant their brains could overcome a neurological condition that is typically successfully treated only in childhood
Something is absorbing light on the surfaces of Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, and figuring out what it is could be crucial to understanding Titan’s complex chemistry
Efficiency ratings on portable air conditioners don’t give consumers the full picture, and one type of aircon unit is so inefficient that it should be banned, says Michael Le Page
From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
<p>Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near Blackpool</p><p>Questions have been raised about the conclusions drawn by a government-funded study into kidney cancer rates near a factory linked to forever chemicals near Blackpool.</p><p>Pfoa, a known carcinogenic forever chemical that was banned globally in 2020, was emitted from the AGC Chemicals Europe plant in Thornton-Cleveleys, near Blackpool, between the 1950s and 2012. An estimated 49 tonnes of Pfoa were emitted during that period. The factory, which AGC Chemicals Europe bought in 1999, stopped using Pfoa in 2012.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/19/factory-forever-chemicals-kidney-cancer-blackpool">Continue reading...</a>
A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue.
Carbon monoxide in Uranus's deep atmosphere indicates that the planet contains more ice than rock, suggesting it formed more like Neptune than we thought
<p>Astronomers may have found the remains of two long-dead stellar siblings</p>
<p>Study suggests exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ may be a main driver of disease, formerly called PCOS, authors say</p><p>New <a href="https://hsph.harvard.edu/mahalingaiah-lab/news/exposure-to-forever-chemicals-for-mothers-during-pregnancy-may-be-linked-with-higher-rates-of-pcos-in-teenage-daughters-study-suggests/">research</a> for the first time links prenatal exposure to Pfas “forever chemicals” with the development of polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) later in life.</p><p>PMOS, formerly known as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), is estimated to impact about 13% of women. Many cases are undiagnosed, and the disease’s cause largely remains a mystery.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/19/prenatal-exposure-pfas-pmos-development-study">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Stand Up for Science founder says proposal to control how grants are spent would ‘dismantle US science ecosystem’</p><p>While waiting to board her flight home at Ronald Reagan Washington national airport recently, Colette Delawalla was reviewing a list of possible impacts from a proposed Trump administration rule on controlling federal money, including grants for research.</p><p>Delawalla, the founder of the group <a href="https://www.standupforscience.net/">Stand Up for Science,</a> had just completed a three-day visit to Capitol Hill, where she met one by one with more than 30 members of Congress, part of a full-court press the organization has launched in recent weeks, sounding the alarm on the office of management and budget (OMB) proposal.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/19/trump-scientific-research-cuts">Continue reading...</a>
<p>The operation opens the door to treating more people living with HIV who have end-stage organ disease</p>
<p>Vad ska vi äta i rymden? Det vill KTH-doktoranden Tor Blomqvist klura ut. Hur ska maten transporteras och odlas – och hur kan den bli tillräckligt varierad och god?</p>
Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs.
<p>A new method that detects whether bones have been burned reveals <i>Homo erectus</i> brought fires into caves far earlier than previous evidence had suggested</p>
<p>The James Webb Space Telescope has found nearby brown dwarfs masquerading as far-distant galaxies. The discovery reinforces how, in astronomy, what you see isn’t always what you get</p>
<p>The quest to approximate irrational numbers with fractions reveals hidden patterns, surprising hierarchies and enduring mathematical mysteries</p>