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Controversy Grows Over whether Mars Samples Endanger Earth
Less than a decade from now, a spacecraft from Mars may swing by Earth to drop off precious cargo: samples…
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Climate Change Is Turning More of Central Asia into Desert
As global temperatures rise, desert climates have spread north by up to 100 kilometres in parts of Central Asia since…
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Amber Heard and Britney Spears Highlight the Stigma of Women’s Mental Illness
The mental health of prominent women has faced particularly egregious public backbiting and scrutiny. This spring millions of online viewers…
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We Must End Ageism in Cancer Clinical Trials
Cancer afflicts more older people than those in any other age group. In fact, over half of cancers diagnosed in…
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England food strategy ducks big questions on health and environment
A major policy paper fails to address big health and environmental issues it was supposed to tackle, such as how…
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Experimental umbilical cord stem cell therapy treats rare disease
By Clare Wilson A cell sample being pipetted into a multi-well plate containing growth nutrient medium Andrew Brookes/Getty Images A…
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Mass Shootings Leave Lasting Psychological Wounds
By now the sight of grieving, sobbing family members, terrified children and devastated communities is all too familiar from the…
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Artificial General Intelligence Is Not as Imminent as You Might Think
To the average person, it must seem as if the field of artificial intelligence is making immense progress. According to…
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Jewel Beetles’ Iridescent Shells Deter Hungry Birds—By Freaking Them Out
For insects trying to avoid hungry birds, flashy iridescent shells might not seem like the best evolutionary strategy. But in…
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Pediatric Gun Deaths Are A Massive Problem in the U.S.
School shootings feel random in their location yet predictable in their occurrence. Killers target elementary, high school and college students…
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