Press review · Thursday, 3 July 2025
03 July 2025
905 articles: 08 May 2025 – 26 October 2026
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space.com
Twin NASA Mars probes will fly on 2nd-ever launch of Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket
The launch of NASA's ESCAPADE mission could take place as soon as Aug. 15.
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abc.net.au
Study leaves two people with genetically modified gut bacteria
Researchers tested a genetically engineered gut bacterium to try to limit kidney stones. But once inside some human volunteers, the modified microbe did not follow the plan.
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arstechnica.com
How Android phones became an earthquake warning system
The system uses phones’ accelerometers to trigger warnings ahead of the shaking.
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bostonglobe.com
Massachusetts sues Trump over cuts to climate disaster funds - The Boston Globe
The Trump administration shuttered a FEMA program that had funded flood mitigation projects earlier this year.
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SpaceX will launch next Starship flight in 'about 3 weeks,' Elon Musk says
It will be the 10th launch to date of a fully stacked Starship vehicle.
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livescience.com
Largest known Martian meteorite on Earth sells for $5.3 million at auction
The largest known Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, has been sold at auction for $5.3 million. The hefty chunk of the Red Planet, which weighs 54 pounds, could help unravel new secrets about Mars — if it's allowed to be studied.
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theguardian.com
Eight healthy babies born after IVF using DNA from three people
Genetic material from mother and father transferred to healthy donor egg to reduce risk of life-threatening diseases
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abcnews.go.com
Climate change is amplifying extreme rain events in the Northeast, research shows
The extreme rainfall that occurred in the Northeast on Monday could happen more often in the future as a result of climate change, research shows.
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nbcnews.com
Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website
The most recent report, issued in 2023, found that climate change is affecting people’s security, health and livelihoods in every corner of the country in different ways, with minority communities, particularly Native Americans, often disproportionately at risk.
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wesa.fm
Pittsburgh energy and AI summit draws critiques, hopes for new investment
The Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University promises to gather the world’s top leaders in energy and AI along with global investors, labor and trades leaders, and government officials.
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theatlantic.com
The Trump Administration Is Violating the First Rule of Disasters
Good disaster management is premised on preparation.
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nasawatch.com
NASA Said It Would Post Climate Reports - Not Any More
climate change
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interestingengineering.com
Once in 5,000: CERN scientists detect two elusive God particle decays
New study reveals rare Higgs boson decays that could help bridge the gap between the known and the unknown in particle physics.
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nbcnews.com
In Texas, cutting-edge weather forecasts hit their limits as Trump budget cuts loom
Climate change is making severe storms worse, heightening the need for the development of advanced forecasting models, but severe storm research is on the chopping block.
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nbcnews.com
EPA head promises 'total transparency' on geoengineering and contrails as weather conspiracy theories swirl
Some of the new online resources debunk the more outlandish claims of government weather control.
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vox.com
Do we have to take climate risks into our own hands now?
Why DIY disaster preparation matters more than ever — even if it’s not perfect.
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Texas floods and forecasting cuts: a sign of things to come? – podcast
In the days since the deadly floods in the Texas Hill Country, speculation has grown about whether cuts to US weather agencies may have contributed to the the number of casualties. Ian Sample talks to the meteorologist and climate journalist Eric Holthaus to find out whether this narrative stacks up and what the consequences could be for extreme weather prediction in the future
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Climate breakdown tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds
Heat caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to climate crisis, scientists say
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nbcnews.com
How a confluence of extreme weather, geography and timing created Texas' flood disaster
Texas leads the country in flood deaths. Steep hills, shallow soils and a fault zone have made Hill Country, also called "flash flood alley," one of the state's most dangerous regions.
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The Problem With ‘Move to Higher Ground’
Even emergency alerts that reach people can be unclear.
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popularmechanics.com
Whoa—Scientists Found a Part of Human Cells We Never Knew Existed
We’re gonna have to rewrite biology textbooks.
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nbcnews.com
National Weather Service defends its flood warnings amid fresh scrutiny of Trump staff cuts
Experts said that warnings issued in the run-up to this weekend’s flooding were as timely and accurate as possible, but questions remain about whether the alerts reached people most at risk.
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bgr.com
ChatGPT proves it could pilot a spacecraft surprisingly well
A ChatGPT-powered spacecraft might not be such an improbable concept after all, but there's still work to be done.
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Scientists spot mystery object believed to come from beyond solar system
Astronomer says object could be further evidence that ‘interstellar wanderers’ are common in galaxy