Next week in Science, February 28, 2025

by Jon Scaccia February 28, 2025

If I had my druthers, I would have written a nice piece on the science of leap day. That would have been fun. As it turns out, most of our energy is over at https://thisweekinpublichealth.com/, trying to keep up with the job cuts and whiplash policy.

There was a great article in the Atlantic about NIH changes, so I suggest you check that out.

Here’s what’s coming up next week.

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