Scientific American Content: Global

1. Trump EPA Announces Climate Regulation Rollback but Faces Legal Hurdles

   The EPA has contradicted itself—and legal precedent—in its bid to undo Biden-era limits on power-plant climate pollution

2. Brain Implant Lets Man with ALS Speak and Sing with His ‘Real Voice’

   A new brain-computer interface turns thoughts into singing and expressive speech in real time

3. Blockbuster New Vera C. Rubin Observatory Will Change Astronomy Forever

   The game-changing Vera C. Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes combined

4. Injured Skin Cells Fire like Neurons to ‘Scream’ for Help

   Our skin’s epithelial cells send electrical signals like neurons to cry out for help

5. Planned NIH Cuts Threaten Americans’ Health, Senators Charge in Tense Hearing

   Senators grilled NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya the day after more than 300 NIH staff members sent him a fiery letter protesting the cancellation of thousands of research projects

6. FEMA Overhaul Will Come after Hurricane Season, Trump Says

   States will continue to get FEMA federal disaster aid this year but may see less assistance after changes made in 2026

7. Animals Expend 76,000 Gigajoules of Energy Sculpting Our Planet Every Year

   This tally of animals’ effect on Earth’s geology, equivalent to that of thousands of extreme floods, most likely is an underestimate

8. New Map Shows How Gun Deaths of Children Have Increased in States with Loose Firearm Laws

   Gun violence is the leading cause of death of children in the U.S.—and states with loose gun control laws bear the heaviest burden, a new study found

9. Solar Orbiter Captures the First-Ever Images of the Sun’s South Pole

   Solar Orbiter isn’t the first spacecraft to study the sun’s poles—but it’s the first to send back photographs

10. Why Some Animals Live for Days and Others Live for Decades

    Could the spectrum of animal lifespans hold clues about the science of aging?