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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
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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
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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
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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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Enabling drug use or saving lives?

Giles Bruce - KFF Health News
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Quality control operator of the Spanish publishing outfit Siloe Luis Miguel works on cloning the illustrated codex hand-written manuscript Voynich in Burgos on August 9, 2016. (Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty)

The quest to crack the Voynich code

Jillian Foley - Undark
A tree sprouting in a forest (Getty Images)

The "trillion tree" debate

Dan Lambe
Cows graze in the fields and farms. (David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

BLM wants to go back to the Dust Bowl

Sarah Okeson - DCReport
Advertising billboards on Oxford Circus underground station, London, England, circa 1960. (Harvey Meston/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

The corporate manipulation of science

Christie Aschwanden - Undark
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Cars destroyed by the Camp Fire sit in the lot at a used car dealership on November 9, 2018 in Paradise, California. (Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)

Insurers: support us, not fossil fuels

Tony Dunn - Truthout
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sen. Ernst wants "changes" to Medicare

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
American VS Canadian Hospitals (Getty Images/Salon)

US health admin costs 4X more vs. Canada

Igor Derysh
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How to date your A.I.

Tamara Schwartz
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