Recent analyses of seismic waves have revealed that Earth's inner core is changing shape, particularly bulging in areas. This alteration, observed between 2004 and 2008, could have significant implications for the Earth's magnetic field and the duration of a day. In another development, a US judge intervened to prevent a controversial cap on NIH research overhead, which threatened to drastically cut funding for research institutions, prompting worries about a halt in critical medical research. Both stories underline significant scientific and funding challenges.
After decades of research and debates, we are coming to an ever-clearer picture of the changing inner core.
The policy was illegal and would cause 'cutting-edge work to cure and treat human disease' to 'grind to a halt'.
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