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This isn't just any fox ... it's a fox created out of the remains of a Cornish Red rhododendron tree.

Standing 6 metres tall in the Lost Gardens of Heligan, it is made up of 600 pieces of wood, all from a tree that predated WW1 and was blown down during a recent winter storm.
September 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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A public letter from NASA employees on Monday urges leaders of the space agency not to carry out deep cuts sought by the Trump administration, warning about the consequences of cuts that would halt many science missions.
Hundreds of NASA Employees Condemn Trump Administration Cuts in Public Letter
The signatories of the “Voyager Declaration” warned the space agency’s leadership about the consequences of major budget cuts that would halt many science missions.
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July 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Goldfish starring down a Cat 🌿
July 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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The latest restraining order blocks HHS from terminating $11 billion in federal grants supporting state level health services. A lot of parallels to the NIH cases, where the sudden cutoff immediately put public health and safety in jeopardy.
Judge Blocks H.H.S. From Terminating $11 Billion in Public Health Grants
A coalition of states sued over the Trump administration’s unexpected move to cut off the funds, which they said imperiled everything from childhood vaccination programs to opioid addiction treatment.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Who lost their jobs at the FDA?

The people who determine if a costly drug is ready to be a generic

The people who test food and drugs for contaminants and deadly bacteria in several labs were let go

The people talking to overseas drug safety regulators to get ahead of foodborne illness & deaths
FDA Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety (Gift Article)
Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who advance generic drug approvals were also dismissed.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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