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Touch is not always received the way it’s intended. Olga Pankova/Moment via Getty Images

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Touch can comfort and heal, but also harm − a psychologist explains why gestures don’t always land as intended

Staff Writer - May 16, 2025

Nature and nurture both determine how likely you are to develop a particular disease. Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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How your genes interact with your environment changes your disease risk − new research counts the ways

Fitness apps make it easy to track the number of calories in a meal. d3sign/Moment via Getty Images

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Calorie counts on menus and food labels may not help consumers choose healthier foods, new research shows

Brain organoids, pictured here, raise both many medical possibilities and ethical questions. NIAID/Flickr, CC BY-SA

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Science requires ethical oversight – without federal dollars, society’s health and safety are at risk

Dragonflies, just like bees and butterflies, face threats that humans can help prevent. Christopher Halsch

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Humans are killing helpful insects in hundreds of ways − simple steps can reduce the harm

The Women’s Health Initiative investigated the risks and benefits of menopausal hormone therapy. Kohei Hara/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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The Women’s Health Initiative has shaped women’s health for over 30...

Staff Writer - May 3, 2025

Tatooine’s moisture farming equipment stands in the desert of Tunisia, where parts of the ‘Star Wars’ movie series were filmed. Véronique Debord-Lazaro via Flickr, CC BY-SA

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Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality

Staff Writer - May 2, 2025

Fireflies in Boulder, Colo., during the summer of 2023. Radim Schreiber/Firefly Experience, CC BY

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Fleeting fireflies illuminate Colorado summer nights − and researchers are watching

Staff Writer - May 1, 2025

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at an April 16, 2025, news conference in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong via Getty Images

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What causes RFK Jr.’s strained and shaky voice? A neurologist explains...

Staff Writer - May 1, 2025

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. bombed and defoliated vast areas of forest and protective mangroves. AP Photo

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50 years later, Vietnam’s environment still bears the scars of war...

Staff Writer - April 28, 2025

Agricultural workers exposed to a hotter and drier climate are at an increased risk of kidney damage. George Rose/via Getty Images

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Hotter and drier climate in Colorado’s San Luis Valley contributes to...

Staff Writer - April 26, 2025

Getting involved when your kids are watching digital media can make it an educational experience, rather than just entertainment. damircudic/E+ via Getty Images

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These 4 tips can make screen time good for your kids...

Staff Writer - April 25, 2025

A Des Moines Water Works employee takes samples from a nearby river for analysis. The regional water utility delivers drinking water to more than 500,000 Iowans. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

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Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially...

Staff Writer - April 22, 2025

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Young Montanans, including Rikki Held, center, sued their state government and won a key ruling forcing the state government to consider greenhouse gas emissions when reviewing proposed development projects. William Campbell/Getty Images

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Despite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue

Staff Writer - May 4, 2025

Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan An ancient legal principle has become a key strategy of American children seeking to...

The Women’s Health Initiative investigated the risks and benefits of menopausal hormone therapy. Kohei Hara/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The Women’s Health Initiative has shaped women’s health for over 30...

May 3, 2025

Tatooine’s moisture farming equipment stands in the desert of Tunisia, where parts of the ‘Star Wars’ movie series were filmed. Véronique Debord-Lazaro via Flickr, CC BY-SA

Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality

May 2, 2025

Fireflies in Boulder, Colo., during the summer of 2023. Radim Schreiber/Firefly Experience, CC BY

Fleeting fireflies illuminate Colorado summer nights − and researchers are watching

May 1, 2025

A frog-eating bat approaches a túngara frog, one of its preferred foods. Grant Maslowski

Young bats learn to be discriminating when listening for their next meal

April 29, 2025