Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close

Click Here to Read:  Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close: Dire wolves, made famous by “Game of Thrones,” went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now, researchers have bred gray-wolf pups that carry genes of their ancient cousins By Carl Zimmer in The New York Times on April 7. 2025.

Reconstruction of Canis dirus (dire wolf) (Pleistocene, North America) Image: James St. John  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say

Click Here to Read: Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say: Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts by  Benjamin Mueller in The New York Times on March 31, 2025.

AFGE leaders and activists, other union members and environmental activists hold a rally in Washington, D.C. in support of EPA employees and the good work they do to protect our environment.image: AFGE  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.