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Virtual explosions, blur of reality

Sherry Turkle - MIT Press Reader
Aboriginal stencil art in Carnarvon Gorge National Park, Queensland, Australia. (Peter Unger/Getty Images)

The meandering path of human evolution

M.R. O'Connor - Undark
The sun sets over a fishing pier at Columbia Beach in Shady Side, Maryland, January 2, 2020. (Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump declares war on the Chesapeake Bay

Sarah Okeson - DCReport
Joyce Daubert and her son Jason in front of Joyce’s home in Ramona, California. (Ariana Drehsler/Undark)

Daubert: science enters the courtroom

Peter Andrey Smith - Undark
An empty classroom (Getty/ martinedoucet)

Quarantines, face masks and fear

Anna Almendrala - KFF Health News
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Fireflies: on the road to extinction

Anthony Warmack - Massive Science
Tens of thousands of marchers participate in a Fridays for Future climate protest on February 21, 2020 in Hamburg, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

"Where are you, USA?"

Andrea Germanos - Common Dreams
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Doula: key to curbing maternal mortality

Sofia Quaglia - Truthout
Xavier Becerra (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez))

California bureau takes on polluters

Yvette Cabrera - Grist
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Pentagon: warming will cause conflicts

Michael Klare - The Conversation
Deer are seen in a field on October 10, 2019 in Winterset, Iowa. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Wildlife policy for the 21st century

Elyse DeFranco - Undark
The Aye-aye. (javarman3/Getty Images)

The aye-aye's bizarre sixth digit

Adam Hartstone‐Rose - The Conversation
Firefighters light backfires as they try to contain the Thomas wildfire which continues to burn in Ojai, California on December 9, 2017. Brutal winds that fueled southern California's firestorm finally began to ease Saturday, giving residents and firefighters hope for respite as the destructive toll of multiple blazes came into focus. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

How wildfires threaten water supplies

François-Nicolas Robinne, Dennis W. Hallema, Kevin D. Bladon - The Conversation
Flowers of Gundelia (Gundelia tournefortii) (Zeynel Cebeci / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA )

The battle over a humble plant

Shira Rubin - Undark
This April 21, 2010, file photo shows a large plume of smoke rising from BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

"Surprised, no. Disgusted, yes"

Julia Conley - Common Dreams
Sharing a reusable water bottle (Getty Images)

On water bottle separation anxiety

Nicole Karlis
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Hidden dangers of natural supplements

C. Michael White - The Conversation
Passengers wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they arrive on a flight from Asia at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on January 29, 2020. (Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)

The silent threat of the coronavirus

Christine Crudo Blackburn, Andrew Natsios, Gerald W Parker, Leslie Ruyle - The Conversation
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2020: A big year for marijuana

Phillip Smith - Independent Media Institute
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Changing clocks: which time to choose?

Roxie Hammill - KFF Health News
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Does moderate drinking shrink the brain?

David Baranger - Massive Science
Passengers wear protective masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport, California, on January 22, 2020. (Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)

Coronavirus outbreak spurs prejudice

Marisa Peryer - Undark
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Secondhand smoke — but nationwide

Sebastian Eastham, Steven Barrett - The Conversation
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Questions remain about treated sewage

Tom Perkins - Civil Eats
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