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Snowpack levels across a wide swath of western US states are among the lowest seen in decades, even as regulators struggle to negotiate water rights in the region. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Science / Environment, Low Level 

 As the EPA moves to roll back the endangerment finding, which allows it to regulate greenhouse gases, experts predict uncertainty for business and a protracted legal fight. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Science / Environment, Dirty Power 

 Meditation isn’t thinking about nothing. New research reinforces that it’s a mind-altering, dynamic state that promotes focus, learning, and well-being. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Science / Psychology and Neuroscience, Thought Experiment 

 As next-generation telescopes map this outer frontier, astronomers are bracing for discoveries that could reveal hidden planets, strange structures, and clues to the solar system’s chaotic youth. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Science / Space, The Great Beyond 

 The site Realfood.gov uses Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to dispense nutrition information—some of which contradicts the government’s new guidelines. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Science / Health, Real Food 

 General Galactic, cofounded by a former SpaceX engineer, plans to test its water-based propellant this fall. If successful, it could help usher in a new era of space travel. That's a big “if.” ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Science / Space, Moonshots 

 Among those Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently named to a federal autism committee are people who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are “poisoning children.” ​Read More  Science Latest ​Politics, Science, Demolition Job 

 Red and blue states alike have introduced legislation in recent weeks that would halt data center development, citing concerns from climate to high energy prices. ​Read More  Science Latest ​Science, Science / Environment, Data Overage