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Ryan Dowdy, a former NASA food scientist, won a USDA innovation grant to further develop a meal replacement bar for first responders. Trump's freeze on government awards has jeopardized those plans.

As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population might be the solution.

A nearly 30-year-old legal case looms large over the U.S. government's antitrust case against Google. A judge is hearing arguments to decide the penalties to levy against the search giant.

Outdoor enthusiast Sam Jones left Australia after posting a video of herself separating a baby wombat from its mom on a dark road. Australians are cheering her departure and worrying about the animal.

What does the clash between Harvard and the Trump administration look like from the perspective of its faculty? NPR's Michel Martin asks Harvard Law School professor Nikolas Bowie.

What began as a misquoted Fox News interview led to a flood of false and misleading posts on X. Before it was corrected, stock markets rallied then plummeted again.

The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which is landing on the moon near the south pole. Both have instruments for looking for water.

Tied to the powerful "Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo" exhibit on display at Mingei International Museum, this colorful concert features the playful music of Xavier Foley and Paul Wiancko, alongside the angular and rhythmically charged String Quartet No.1 by Alberto Ginastera, performed by HAWK Quartet musicians Wes Precourt, Kate Hatmaker, Hanah Stuart and Alex Greenbaum. 6 p.m. | Complimentary Pre-concert Champagne Reception and Gallery Viewing 7 p.m. | Concert

The UC San Diego Library is hosting professor emeritus of cognitive science Jaime Pineda to discuss his new book “Controlling Mental Chaos: Harnessing the Power of the Creative Mind.” At the event, Pineda will discuss the story of mental chaos, framing it in an understandable narrative of why it happens and what can be done. It starts with our exquisite, original mind — adaptable, creative and curious. As we grow, its open nature gets stymied by attempts to protect it from the insults of life. This protective function creates a false sense of self that interferes with our creative problem-solving. The unhealthy ego misjudges and misinterprets the internal (interoceptive) and external (exteroceptive) signals we perceive. Other functions, such as language, further distort and create anxiety, fear and an out-of-control mind. The more the mind spins, the more it feels mentally separated from the body, and the fainter the signals from the body become. At a minimum, we need to reconnect mind and body; bypass the egoic mind, its distortion field and its autobiographical memory dependency so that instead of acting from what we know, we respond to the contingencies of the moment; and finally, provide space for more divergent (creative, open-ended) processing. All these activities occur when we practice mindful or open awareness. This is confirmed by science and the subjective experiences of practitioners who have practiced mindfulness for thousands of years. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Copies of Pineda’s book will be available for purchase from the UC San Diego Bookstore at the event. A book signing will follow at the conclusion of the lecture. About Jaime Pineda Jaime Pineda is a professor emeritus in the Department of Cognitive Science at UC San Diego. His research interests include the neurobiology of social cognition, attention, face perception, addiction, monoamines and brain-computer interfaces. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/controlling-mental-chaos-with-jaime-pineda-tickets-982092363697?aff=oddtdtcreator

It may not be a household name, but Palantir is now one of the world's most valuable companies. Its "spy tech" is set to gain more government and military work in the Trump administration.