Amidst U.S. officials pushing Europe to loosen environmental rules and Trump's move to scrap protections for public lands, the U.N. climate conference in Brazil faces criticism, highlighting ongoing tensions in global climate diplomacy.

• Climate ‘Ideology’ Hurts Prosperity, Top U.S. Officials Tell Europeans — The New York Times Science -
• Brazil Invited the World to the Amazon. It’s Become a Big Headache. — The New York Times Science -
• Trump Moves to Scrap Biden Rule That Protected Public Lands — The New York Times Science -

The pharmaceutical sector is seeing exciting neurological research into brain-healing pills, while also grappling with U.S. drugmakers warning of chaos over potential China curbs and new proposals to crack down on drug advertising.

• Could a Pill Fix the Brain? — The New York Times Science -
• U.S. Drugmakers Warn White House of Chaos as Trump Weighs Curbs on China — The New York Times Science -
• Trump Moves to Crack Down on Drug Advertising — The New York Times Science -

Significant advancements in space science include NASA rover findings suggesting potential signs of life on Mars and the 10th anniversary of the LIGO observatory's gravitational wave discovery, which has profoundly reshaped cosmology.

• Happy 10th Birthday to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Now Drop Dead. — The New York Times Science -
• NASA Rover Findings ‘Could be the Clearest Sign of Life’ on Mars — The New York Times Science -