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  1. Science & Society

    Fired federal workers share the crucial jobs no longer being done

    Thousands of probationary federal employees received termination notices. Many were doing crucial work at science-related agencies.

    By McKenzie Prillaman and Alex Viveros
  2. Science & Society

    Why some chaos-seekers just want to watch the world burn

    A political scientist explains how a confluence of personality traits and perceived status loss can encourage some people to generate chaos as a solution to their woes.

    By Sujata Gupta
  3. Life

    The butts of these blowfly larvae mimic termite faces

    The young of a mysterious blowfly species look — and smell — like the termites they hide among.