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View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story October 24, 2023 Jason Gulley for The New York Times See You Later, Not-an-Alligator Caimans are an invasive species in Florida, where they ran wild over half a century ago. Researchers known as the Croc Docs may be close to helping eradicate them. By Freda Kreier Stone by Ancient Stone, Mexico Recovers Its Lost Treasures In recent years Mexico has mounted an ambitious series of investigations and restitution efforts to correct decades of theft and colonial plundering. By David Shortell and Marian Carrasquero Illustration by Ben Wiseman The Race to Save Our Secrets From the Computers of the Future Quantum technology could compromise our encryption systems. Can America replace them before it's too late? By Zach Montague Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times Out There The Holmdel Horn, a Cosmic Shrine in New Jersey, Stays Put The radio telescope that discovered the Big Bang has survived a real estate battle — for now. By Dennis Overbye Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Email us Let us know how we're doing at sciencenewsletter@nytimes.com. Linda Reinhold Trilobites The Glowing Secret That Mammals Have Been Hiding Fluorescent anatomy, which recently seemed to be a quirk in unusual animals such as platypuses and opossums, was found in most living families of mammals. By Cara Giaimo Jordann Tomasek/Birch Aquarium at Scripps These Starfish Face Extinction. Scientists Are Helping Them Mate. Scientists estimate that more than 5 billion sunflower sea stars, once a mighty predator, have died in the Pacific Ocean because of warming waters. By Remy Tumin DigitalVision/Getty Images Plus Trilobites If You've Ever Heard a Voice That Wasn't There, This Could Be Why With a ghostly finger in a lab, researchers coaxed people to hear phantom voices. By Veronique Greenwood James T. Tanner/Science Source When Is a Species Extinct? U.S. Is Close to Naming 21, but Not This Woodpecker Officials held off on making a decision about the elusive bird, saying they still need to examine the evidence, including grainy video. By Catrin Einhorn CLIMATE CHANGE NASA Earth Observatory Atlantic Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger, Faster, Study Finds The chance that a storm will get much more dangerous in less than a day has more than doubled over the past few decades. By Delger Erdenesanaa Bruno Kelly/Reuters A Severe Drought Pushes an Imperiled Amazon to the Brink The rainforest holds a fifth of the world's fresh water, but deforestation, dwindling rain and unrelenting heat are sucking it dry. By Ana Ionova and Manuela Andreoni NASA, via Associated Press Rapid Antarctic Melting Looks Certain, Even if Emissions Goals Are Met It may be too late to halt the decline of the West Antarctic ice shelves, a study found, but climate action could still forestall the gravest sea level rise. By Raymond Zhong Photo illustration by Derek Brahney Climate Change Is Keeping Therapists Up at Night How anxiety about the planet's future is transforming the practice of psychotherapy. By Brooke Jarvis Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Gain unlimited access to The Times — with just one subscription. Independent reporting. Recipes. Games. Product reviews. Personalized sports journalism. Enjoy it all with an introductory offer. HEALTH Evan Cohen Body Language How Aid in Dying Became Medical, Not Moral The debate over aid in dying still rages in the language that medicine and the media use to describe the practice. By Rachel E. Gross Cydni Elledge for The New York Times Ozempic and Wegovy Don't Cost What You Think They Do Drug companies are making billions from a new class of in-demand weight-loss treatments. But the prices are not what they seem. By Gina Kolata Mohammed Saber/EPA, via Shutterstock In Global Conflict Zones, Hospitals and Doctors Are No Longer Spared Over the last two decades, medical facilities and staff have become casualties of war more frequently, in violation of international law. By Stephanie Nolen Keith E. Morrison for The New York Times Even Short Runs Have Major Health Benefits Jogging a mile or two a few times a week can help you live longer and reduce your risk of disease. By Markham Heid What to Know About the Link Between Red Meat and Type 2 Diabetes New research suggests making small changes to your diet is associated with a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes. By Knvul Sheikh Scam or Not Do You Really Need to Shower Every Day? There is no standard approach. Here's how to figure out the right frequency for you. By Melinda Wenner Moyer David Shaffer, Medical 'Detective' in Suicide of Youths, Dies at 87 At a time when teen suicide was seen as random and unpredictable, Dr. Shaffer, a psychiatrist, led investigations that proved that it was not. By Ellen Barry Roland Griffiths Is Dead at 77; Led a Renaissance in Psychedelics Research The drugs had been the third rail of scientific inquiry. But in a landmark study, he saw them as a legitimate way to help alleviate suffering and even to reach a mystical state. By Penelope Green Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Make a friend's day: Forward this email.Got this from a friend? Subscribe to the Science Times newsletter. Check out other New York Times newsletters (all free!) including: Climate Fwd: for climate coverage and expert analysis. The Upshot for a data-driven look at the news. Well for the latest on health, fitness and nutrition. Continue reading the main story Need help? 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