Environment

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After 10 days of public voting and $58,892.70 raised for conservation, the Asian elephant calf at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is named Linh Mai [LIN-my], which means spirit blossom in Vietnamese. (Photo credit: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute)

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President Donald Trump speaks to soldiers and their families at Fort Bragg, N.C., Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA.gov)

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President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter during an event with Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin to announce the EPA will no longer regulate greenhouse gases, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

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An illustration of a star that collapsed, forming a black hole. The black hole is at the center, unseen. Surrounding it is a dust shell moving away from the black hole and gas being pulled toward it. (Courtesy: Keith Miller, Caltech/IPAC - SELab)

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An illustration of a star that collapsed, forming a black hole. The black hole is at the center, unseen. Surrounding it is a dust shell moving away from the black hole and gas being pulled toward it. (Courtesy: Keith Miller, Caltech/IPAC - SELab)

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China and space exploration illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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Greenland's commercial possibilities illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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China’s control of energy and technology illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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MetaHeart can also make it appear that someone is present when they are not. (Credit: Rice University)

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MetaHeart misleads the radar through a programmable metasurface that reflects back to the tracker a fabricated heartbeat pattern. (Credit: Rice University)

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UMD College Park Water Emergency Team collects water samples from the Potomac River after major sewage spill. (Credit: University of Maryland)

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China polysilicon and semiconductor chip dominance illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Multiple satellite images show the progress of new construction, highlighted in purple, using Vantor's artificial intelligence program that now powers the Luno program at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The technology creates a digital “living globe,” capable of conducting “large-scale global monitoring,” according to a statement by Vantor. (Image courtesy of Vantor)