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Running a dairy farm isn’t easy, especially when the costs of production rise faster than income. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

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America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s − milk price rules are one reason why

Staff Writer - September 16, 2024

Biobots could one day be engineered to deliver drugs and clear up arterial plaque. Kriegman et al. 2020/PNAS, CC BY-SA

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Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine

Endometriosis affects about 10% of reproductive-age women worldwide. Xavier Lorenzo/Moment via Getty Images

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Endometriosis pain leads to missed school and work in two-thirds of women with the condition, new study finds

Two foods may have the same number of calories, but other food factors and your microbes influence which calories your body uses more of. Martin Barraud/OJO Images via Getty Images

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Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count

The “black-legged” or “black-tailed” mosquito is known for infecting humans with the EEE virus. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

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As eastern equine encephalitis spreads, a neurologist explains how to stay safe during this latest outbreak of the ‘triple E’ virus

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Do stricter controls curb opioid abuse?

Staff Writer - November 15, 2014

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Fast-spreading killers: how Ebola compares with other diseases

Staff Writer - November 13, 2014

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How do we control an outbreak like Ebola if we haven’t...

Staff Writer - November 7, 2014

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Brownbagging it not always the healthy choice for kids’ school lunches

Staff Writer - November 7, 2014

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California’s severe drought shows why we need to raise the price...

Staff Writer - November 7, 2014

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Should women be standing alongside the ‘father’ of modern gynecology?

Staff Writer - November 3, 2014

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‘Right to try’ laws are compassionate, but misguided

Staff Writer - November 3, 2014

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Do our genes determine whether we survive Ebola?

Staff Writer - November 3, 2014

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EXPLORING NATURE

The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, under construction, will be one of India’s largest hydropower dams. Nayan J. Nath, CC BY

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India’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in...

Staff Writer - September 4, 2024

Parag Jyoti Saikia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “Hey Rupam, open the door. Take this fish,” a...

Horses supported travel, communication, agriculture and warfare across much of the ancient world. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images

Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new...

September 3, 2024

People enjoy spending time in nature but don’t always feel they have the ability to protect it. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Image

Americans love nature but don’t feel empowered to protect it, new...

August 28, 2024

Fusarium oxysporum spores can remain hardy in soil for decades. Andrii Volosheniuk/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics...

August 18, 2024

Sharks, turtles and other sea creatures face greater risk from industrial...

March 7, 2024