Leonard Peltier says he spent 49 years in prison for something he didn't do.

He was released Tuesday from a Florida prison where he had been serving a life sentence in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

"A strong warrior can't be up crying in front of his people," he says.

"I'm so proud of the showing and support you've given me," the 80-year-old says.

As of Feb. 19 , around 5,200 employees at the CDC and the National Institutes of Health had been let go.

About 10% of the CDC ’s staff have been removed, with plans for additional firings.

The CDC plays a crucial role in monitoring and reporting the spread of flu in winter months through its FluView .

On Jan. 20, 2025 , the White House announced President Donald Trump ’s plans to withdraw from the WHO .

Jordan Miller : This move further weakens the U.S. ability to manage and mitigate threats to Americans ’ health and national security.

Miller : Removing support from WHO will also affect the WHO 's capacity to respond to international public health issues.

Metasurfaces could replace refractive surfaces from eyeglasses to smartphone lenses.

Researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis imagine a future where antennas reshape even more applications.

Researchers have created polarization-independent and highly resonant metasurfaced that maintain high accuracy and efficiency.

China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar .

Thailand , China and Myanmar have coordinated efforts over the past month to shut down the scam centers.

Hundreds of thousands of people from Southeast Asia and elsewhere are estimated to have worked at such centers in Myanmar , Cambodia and Laos .

Blood tests show "a slight improvement" since he was hospitalized last week , the Vatican says.

The improvement suggests that the treatment is working.

Pope Francis remains at a hospital in Italy for pneumonia treatment.

He has been hospitalized with a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract.

The pope has had health issues in recent years , including from influenza and respiratory infections.

Scientists were working on projects to improve crops, defend against pests and disease, and understand the climate impact of farming practices.

The USDA layoffs are part of the Trump administration’s mass firing of federal employees.

The layoffs threaten to undermine billions of taxpayer dollars paid to farmers to support conservation practices, experts warn.

The purge could also indirectly hit farmers in red states, who are the main beneficiaries of proposals such as EQIP .

“This approach of wide-swath firings throws the USDA and affiliated agricultural research enterprise into a world of uncertainty,” says Bass .

Bass warns that blanket firing of USDA employees is hardly a pathway toward a more efficient agency.

The white oak ( Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America .

It also faces declining seedling recruitment in many parts of its range.

The study provides insights into fundamental questions about plant evolution, tree breeding and tree breeding.

Finland 's fertility rate has plummeted to historic lows, with men's total fertility rate dropping from 1.73 to 1.21 between 2010-2019 .

The decline began during the 2008 economic recession but accelerated even as the economy recovered.

Fields with initially lower fertility saw stronger declines, widening existing gaps.

The growing link between economic stability and fertility challenges Nordic equality goals.

U.S. oil and biofuel groups banded together this week to urge the new Trump administration to increase volumes of renewable fuels that must be blended into the nation's fuel mix in 2026 and beyond.

The oil industry has historically seen biofuels, like corn-based ethanol, as unwanted competition to petroleum-based fuels.

Both industries' interests align in opposition to electric vehicles, which pose a threat to liquid fuel.

Seaweed farms in Asia , in countries like China and Indonesia , are responsible for more than 95% of global seaweed production.

Seaweeds outcompete seagrasses in cooler waters, especially when nutrients in the water are very high.

Some scientists now advocate for a global expansion of seaweed farming in areas where Seagrass grows.