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Astronomers spot 3 new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus

By Christina Larson, Associated Press

The latest tally puts Neptune at 16 known moons and Uranus at 28. Scientists say the new moon around Uranus is likely the smallest of the planet's moons.

WATCH: NASA and Intuitive Machines say lunar lander is on its side, hampering communications

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

A private U.S. lunar lander tilted over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon’s south pole, hampering communications, company officials said Friday.

China pledges a pair of pandas for the San Diego Zoo

By Julie Watson, Associated Press

The announcement by China on Thursday comes after nearly all the iconic bears on loan to U.S. zoos were sent home as bilateral relations began to sour.

Private lander touches down on the moon but is sending a weak signal

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The lander’s choreographed descent was the first for the U.S. since 1972, when Apollo 17’s Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt left the last bootprints in the desolate gray dust.

A 2nd Alabama IVF provider pauses parts of its program after court ruling on frozen embryos

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Alabama Fertility Services said in a statement Thursday that has "made the impossibly difficult decision to hold new IVF treatments due to the legal risk to our clinic and our embryologists.

The potentially dangerous implications of an AI tool creating extremely realistic video

By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas

The realism of AI-generated video is one of the more remarkable, and potentially scary, developments we’ve seen so far with the technology. Oren Etzioni studies artificial intelligence and is the founder of truemedia.org, an organization that fights against AI-based disinformation.

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How do whales sing? Scientists point to a specialized voice box that other animals don't have

By Maria Cheng, Associated Press

A newly published study says whales have a specialized voice box that isn't seen in other animals. The study was too tiny to be definitive, but experts say the discovery will direct future research into how whales communicate.

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to define man and woman based on reproductive anatomy

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Supporters say it gives necessary guidance to the courts in interpreting existing laws. Opponents say it would further erode the rights of transgender people in Alabama.

Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

The University of Alabama Birmingham said in a statement Wednesday that its UAB Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility has paused the treatments "as it evaluates the Alabama Supreme Court's decision."…

Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos can be considered 'children' under state law

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Justices issued the ruling Friday in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic.