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People who lost their possessions in the fire that swept through Altadena, Calif., look through donated shoes and clothing on Jan. 15, 2025. AP Photo/Richard Vogel

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News coverage boosts giving after disasters – Australian research team’s findings may offer lessons for Los Angeles fires

Staff Writer - January 19, 2025

Biden began his presidency in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Evan Vucci/AP Photo

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Biden helped bring science out of the lab and into the community − emphasizing research focused on solutions

New research suggests that in some states, medicinal cannabis use could be leading to a reduction in the use of anxiety medications. Olena Ruban/Moment via Getty Images

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With more Americans able to access legalized marijuana, fewer are picking up prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications – new research

Water runs from a pipe where a home once stood in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles in January 2025. Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images

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Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know

The Surgeon General’s report links alcohol to 100,000 cancer cases every year. Lord Henri Voton/E+ via Getty Images

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Even 1 drink a day elevates your cancer risk – an expert on how alcohol affects the body breaks down a new government report

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Anabolic steroid use is not just about bodybuilding

Staff Writer - October 14, 2014

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Medicating alcohol problems shouldn’t mask moralising about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ drinking

Staff Writer - October 14, 2014

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Bees declared extinct 30 years ago take to UK skies again...

Staff Writer - October 14, 2014

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Take bushmeat off the menu before humans are served another Ebola

Staff Writer - October 14, 2014

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Beef or fish, Madam? Soon you might not have the choice

Staff Writer - October 14, 2014

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Designer viruses could be the new antibiotics

Staff Writer - October 14, 2014

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Soy versus dairy: which milk is better for you?

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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Why children with autism often fall victim to bullies

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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EXPLORING NATURE

Wayfarers around the world have used the stars to navigate the sea. Wirestock/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like...

Staff Writer - January 1, 2025

Christopher Palma, Penn State If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter...

Most whole foods contain more than one kind of macro. carlosgaw/E+ via Getty Images

What are macros? An exercise and nutrition scientist explains

December 28, 2024

3 years after the Marshall Fire: Wildfire smoke’s health risks can...

December 23, 2024

The giant panda’s diet is almost 100% bamboo. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already...

December 22, 2024

Dark comets accelerate through space but don’t have a dusty tail like most comets. Adina Feinstein and NASA’s Earth Observatory

2 populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell...

December 22, 2024