Social Security Administration aims to cut about 7,000 jobs, prompting fears of customer service impact

Social Security Administration aims to cut about 7,000 jobs, prompting fears of customer service impact

Social Security Administration aims to cut about 7,000 jobs, prompting fears of customer service impact  CNNThe Social Security Administration says it plans to cut some 7,000 jobs  NPRTrump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan  The Washington PostSocial Security Announces Workforce and Organization Plans  Social Security MattersSSA wants to reduce workforce by 7,000 through…

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Cryptic New Species of Butterfly Identified in North America

Cryptic New Species of Butterfly Identified in North America

Entomologists have described a new species of tiger swallowtail (genus Papilio) from eastern North America. Papilio solstitius: (a) male, holotype and (b) female, allotype. Scale bar – 10 mm. Image credit: DeRoller et al., doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.142202. Papilio is a large genus of swallowtail butterflies within the family Papilionidae. The only representative of the tribe Papilionini,…

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Bamboo-Derived microRNAs May Be behind Giant Pandas’ Plant-Based Diet

Bamboo-Derived microRNAs May Be behind Giant Pandas’ Plant-Based Diet

Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) belong to the order Carnivora, but they mainly feed on bamboo, and their unique dietary adaptability has always been the focus of research. Recent studies indicate that plant-derived microRNAs (miRNAs) can be delivered to animal organisms via exosomes — nano-sized vesicles (40-100 nm) released by various cell types into the extracellular space…

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Nordic Games’ plans for THQ titles in early stages, Deadly Creatures high on the list

Nordic Games’ plans for THQ titles in early stages, Deadly Creatures high on the list

Young video game company Nordic Games now owns the majority of bankrupt publisher THQ’s most famous properties, including Darksiders, Red Faction and the MX series. Its plans for those franchises are still gelling, says Reinhard Pollice, Nordic Games’ business and product development director. But Nordic Games may soon have news to share about its recently…

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A size-dependent ideal solution model for liquid–solid phase equilibria prediction in aqueous organic solutions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 8, February 2025. SignificanceThe ideal solution model provides the conceptual foundation of solution thermodynamics and is a useful tool for a priori phase equilibria prediction based only on pure component properties. However, solutions of water and organic molecules …

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