Molar energy

Staffing cuts at HHS will apparently force the FDA to suspend its network of labs that test food for pathogens and contaminants. / Reuters

World Health Organization members agree on a treaty to prevent pandemic disorganization and competition for resources—"the US will not be bound by the pact when it leaves in 2026." / BBC

David Brooks, ladies and gentlemen: "Trump is shackling the greatest institutions in American life. We have nothing to lose but our chains." / The New York Times [+]

Following Harvard's rebuke of Trump's demands, the university has received more than $1 million in donations, more than 40 times its average daily intake in April. / The Harvard Crimson

On Wednesday, a Palestinian artist and photojournalist featured in a documentary set to premiere at Cannes was killed in a direct airstrike on her home in Gaza City. / Deadline

Hamilton Nolan: "It is not tricky or complicated to believe in universal human rights, but following that belief to its logical conclusions is quite bad for the progression of your career." / How Things Work

"Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition of Concentration Camp Sign of Healthy Society." / The Onion

See also: "If you want to continuously commit atrocities against humanity, it's a good idea to make a secondary set of terrible decisions, ideally regarding the economy." / McSweeney's

In a breakthrough, scientists have successfully grown human teeth in a lab. / Independent

Of wines that feature animals on their labels, those picturing sheep are the cheapest, those with cats the most expensive. / The Pudding

Astronomers find evidence of possible life in a distant planet with an atmosphere that appears to contain a pair of gases only produced by living organisms. / Reuters

In a long-ago media landscape, conspiracy theories were easy to kill—but that's all changed. Welcome to the infinite fringe. / The Verge

In what is honestly our greatest-ever opportunity to post a retraction, here's a fascinating debunking of the link about bad web design that we published on Tuesday. / Bluesky

A company that organizes spring break trips for high-school seniors says "a big chunk" of its business is parents who accompany their children. / The Wall Street Journal [+]

A brief history of music made with computers, which are "dumb as rocks without human input." / Bandcamp

Photographs from the 47th annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. / i-D