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Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the Fridays For Future Denver Climate Strike on October 11, 2019 at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. Thousands of protesters attended the event which was sparked by Thunberg's #FridaysForFuture movement. (Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

A new era of optimism

Roberto Simanowski
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Exxon wins climate lawsuit in New York

Miyo McGinn - Grist
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Organic label doesn’t mean happy animals

Michael Haedicke - The Conversation
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Move over, peak oil

Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams
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(Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images)

DNA tests are fun, but beware the hype

Michael Mackley - The Conversation
(Getty Images/istockphoto)

The unproven promise of Babylon Health

Jeremy Hsu - Undark
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Super rats or sickly rodents?

Jonathan Richardson - The Conversation
(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

NY’s suicide rate is the lowest in US

Michelle Andrews - KFF Health News
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Natural gas flame on a stove (Robert Clare/Getty Images)

Natural gas's dirty secret

Nicole Karlis
(Getty/electravk)

America's long-term care crisis

Ernie Powell - Independent Media Institute
This GOES-16 satellite image taken Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, at 17:20 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian, right, moving over open waters in the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters are now saying Dorian could be a Category 4 with winds of nearly 140 mph (225 kph) when it is forecasted to hit Florida late Monday or early Tuesday. It’s also imperiling the Bahamas, where the storm is expected to hit by Sunday. (NOAA via AP) (AP)

"Hurricane truthers" are a thing now

Kate Yoder - Grist
(AP/Steven Senne)

States turn to taxes to stop teen vaping

Carmen Heredia Rodriguez - KFF Health News
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Elizabeth Warren (Getty Images/Salon)

What's the deal with the Blue New Deal?

Nicole Karlis
(Getty/FrankMirbach)

Climate crisis hurts fishing industry

Eoin Higgins - Common Dreams
Intense flames driven by extreme drought conditions, wind and hot weather sweep over a remote section of the San Bernardino National Forest during the Blue Cut Fire on August 18, 2016 near Wrightwood, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

CA voters top priority: climate change

Nathanael Johnson - Grist
A man calling himself Henry Hemp inhales marijuana using a vaporizer pen at HempCon medical marijuana show (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Weed vapes may not be as safe as thought

Nicole Karlis
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Women taking a selfie at the gym (Getty Images)

A study-approved body positive meme

Nicole Karlis
(James Balog/Extreme Ice Survey via AP) (AP)

Dealing with climate PTSD

Dahr Jamail - TomDispatch.com
Woman having her hair colored in salon (Getty Images)

Hair dye linked to breast cancer: study

Nicole Karlis
A layer of pollution can be seen hovering over Los Angeles, California (Getty/Frederic J. Brown)

Air pollution and public health

Emily Pontecorvo - Grist
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A picture taken on July 4, 2019 shows bees collecting nectar on a sunflower in a field in Weisskirchen, Germany. (Boris Roessler/AFP/Getty Images)

Climate change affecting social insects

Madison Sankovitz - Massive Science
(Getty/stelo)

What’s the value of your dog’s life?

Simon F. Haeder, Deven Carlson, Joe Ripberger - The Conversation
Girl doing homework (Getty Images)

Why children have too much homework

Shira Tarlo
(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Why is it so hard to stop eating?

Tera Fazzino, Kaitlyn Rohde - The Conversation
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