‘The Eternal Queen of Asian Pop’ sings one last encore from beyond the grave

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‘The Eternal Queen of Asian Pop’ sings one last encore from beyond the grave

Discovered in a Tokyo warehouse, a long-lost ballad by Taiwanese pop star Teresa Teng rekindles memories of an icon whose voice transcended Asia’...

Beyond de-extinction and dire wolves, gene editing can help today’s endangered species https://buff.ly/MfRdVg3

Golden Dome dangers: An arms control expert explains how Trump’s missile defense threatens to make the US less safe https://buff.ly/g4QniGY

Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet https://buff.ly/Fwzr0Hb

There is still hope to save irreplaceable coral ecosystems, but time is running out. Baby corals can ride ocean currents for hundreds of miles, but they can’t outrun climate change. And humans have a limited capacity to make new reefs in cooler waters. https://buff.ly/nY4jJs0 #WorldOceanDay

4 creative ways to engage children in STEM over the summer: Tips to foster curiosity and problem-solving at home https://buff.ly/ZIK5TkV

Why Kissinger would have been a Fortnite champ − and other foreign policy lessons from the gaming world https://buff.ly/qh0TZ86

AmeriCorps is on the chopping block – despite research showing that the national service agency is making a difference in local communities https://buff.ly/SoHok2T

The Supreme Court today unanimously blocked Mexico’s lawsuit against US gunmakers for allegedly encouraging the flow of guns across the border. The decision cited the broad immunity Congress has given to gunmakers. The lawsuit was one of Mexico’s efforts to stop the flow of over 100,000 guns a year across the US border, guns that fuel drug cartel violence. More on this huge problem in our recent investigation:

Mexican drug cartels use hundreds of thousands of guns bought from licensed US gun shops – fueling violence in Mexico, drugs in the U.S. and migration at the border

Gun traffickers buy firearms at gun dealers in the U.S. and transport them across the border to Mexico, where it is much harder to buy guns.

The true cost of extreme #weather damage is often a mystery. Atmospheric scientists explain how estimates can vary widely between counties, creating misleading perceptions of storm risks:

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Extreme weather’s true damage cost is a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk

Forecasters already patch together very rough estimates, and ending NOAA’s ‘billion-dollar disasters’ list means less access to insurance dat...