Concerns about the Surgeon General nominee's divestment, potential changes to newborn vaccination schedules, ethical considerations of pig organ transplants, and alarming suicide risks in ICE detention centers dominate health headlines.

• Surgeon General Nominee Pledges to Divest From Wellness Interests — The New York Times Science -
• RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee Likely to Target Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns — The New York Times Science -
• Pig Organ Transplants May Pose a Dilemma for Some Jews and Muslims — The New York Times Science -

• ‘People Are Losing Hope’: Suicide Risk Is Rife in ICE Detention Centers — The New York Times Science -

Significant findings include ancient cosmic impact evidence discovered in museum artifacts and new explanations for Siberia's exploding gas craters linked to climate change.

• A Forgotten Cosmic Impact Was Hidden in a Museum’s Glass Shards — The New York Times Science -
• New Research Helps Explain Gas Craters in Siberia — The New York Times Science -

Intriguing biological discoveries feature Mediterranean ants challenging fundamental rules of life by producing different species' offspring and ongoing efforts to decipher octopus arm movements to create a communication dictionary.

• These Ants Found a Loophole for a Fundamental Rule of Life — The New York Times Science -
• Building an Octopus Dictionary, One Arm Movement at a Time — The New York Times Science -

The field mourns the passing of renowned archaeologist Patrick McGovern, celebrated for his pioneering work in recreating ancient alcoholic beverages.

• Patrick McGovern, the ‘Indiana Jones of Ancient Alcohol,’ Dies at 80 — The New York Times Science -