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Meteorite from outer space, falling toward planet Earth (Getty Images/dottedhippo)

Apocalyptic asteroid found near Venus

Matthew Rozsa
Medical Bill (Getty Images/everydayplus)

Public-ish healthcare comes to Colorado

Markian Hawryluk - KFF Health News
Dry psilocybin magic mushrooms in a plastic bag and wooden bowl (Getty Images/eskymaks)

Coming soon: mushroom dispensaries?

Troy Farah
Spotlight on a virus spore (Getty Images/Andriy Onufriyenko)

The gene that explains consciousness

Matthew Rozsa
Sign of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Monkeypox gets a rebrand as mpox

Troy Farah
Grenoble University Hospital Michallon Hospital Department Of Neurology Unit 'Movement Disorder'. Mri Of A 30 Year Old Patient Suffering From Dystonia, Treated By A High Frequency Deep Brain Stimulation By Implantation Of Electrodes At The Level Of The Internal Paladium. These Electrodes Are Linked To A Neurostimulator, Box Implanted Under The Clavicle. (BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images)

New depression treatment provides relief

Patricia Junquera - The Conversation
Transgender flags (Getty Images)

Trans people need global health equity

Reya Farber - The Conversation
Oil pipelines, pumping rigs, and electrical transmission lines dot the landscape along California's "Petroleum Highway" (Highway 33) running along the northwestern side of the San Joaquin Valley on April 24, 2020, near McKittrick, California. (George Rose/Getty Images)

COP27 flinched on phasing out oil

Fergus Green, Harro Van Asselt - The Conversation
(Leonardo Carrato/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Essential reads on issues in the Amazon

Jennifer Weeks - The Conversation
Wind turbine reflected in solar panels (Getty Images/Tetra Images)

The power of clean energy subsidies

Eric Hittinger, Eric Williams, Qing Miao - The Conversation
Participants talk to each other during a break in the closing ceremony at the UN Climate Summit COP27. (Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images)

COP27 suggests we'll exceed 1.5 degrees

Peter Schlosser - The Conversation
A Measuring Tape on a Scale (Getty Images/artisteer)

Don't weigh me: The case against BMI

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Firefighters battle the NCAR Fire on March 26, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. The wildfire, which has forced almost 20,000 people to evacuate their homes, started just a few miles away from where the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in December. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

The cost of wildfires is rising

Jessie Blaeser - Grist
Doctor's hand holding syringe of vaccine (Getty Images/Francesco Carta fotografo)

The bad science behind "immunity debt"

Troy Farah
A man walks down a flooded street in the Juana Matos neighborhood of Catano, Puerto Rico, on September 19, 2022, after the passage of Hurricane Fiona. (AFP via Getty Images)

Keeping the lights on in Puerto Rico

Brett Marsh - Grist
Asimina triloba (AKA pawpaws) (Hans-Roland Mueller/McPhoto/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Will pawpaws survive climate change?

Diana Kruzman - Grist
Aerial view of Tuvalu, South Pacific (Getty Images/imageBROKER/Michael Runkel)

Tuvalu prepares to recede into the sea

Natalie Jonas
Red cat caught a bird in the garden (Getty Images/Pavol Klimek)

Outdoor cats are an invasive species

Matthew Rozsa
An old American car passes through a flooded street in Havana, on September 28, 2022, after the passage of hurricane Ian. (YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

Lylla Younes - Grist
A curious mink, it's head slightly lifted as it sniffs the air (Getty Images/JZHunt)

Freed mink could cause an eco-crisis

Matthew Rozsa
Scientist looking at blood sample (Getty Images/Thana Prasongsin)

No, COVID is not “airborne AIDS”

Troy Farah
Classroom in Highschool (Getty Images/John Coletti)

Montana's sex ed law proves too broad

Carly Graf - KFF Health News
(Getty/Nicolas Asfouri)

A new use for dating apps: Chasing STDs

Darius Tahir - KFF Health News
Mold (Getty Images)

Trapped in an unhealthy home

Renuka Rayasam, Fred Clasen-Kelly - KFF Health News
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