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  1. Animals

    Mole or marsupial? This subterranean critter with a backward pouch is both

    Genetic analyses have solved the riddle of where a marsupial mole fits on the tree of life: It’s a cousin to bilbies, bandicoots and Tasmanian devils.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Health & Medicine

    Trump is withdrawing the U.S. from WHO. Here’s what that means 

    When Trump’s move to leave WHO takes effect in a year, it may gut funding for global public health and limit U.S. access to crucial data, experts warn.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Astronomy

    Galactic chaos at cosmic noon may have stunted Milky Way planet formation

    High radiation during a time of frenzied star formation in the Milky Way left one stellar population with few chances to form planets, a study reports.