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

Big polluters, big obstacles

Patti Lynn - Truthout
Mars InSight Rover (NASA)

Tremors on Mars detected

Nicole Karlis

Should we delay children’s vaccines?

Bernard J. Wolfson - KFF Health News
This composite image of photographs made by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 29, 2000 shows the planet Jupiter. The photographs taken during the Cassini's closest approach to the gas giant at a distance of approximately 10 million kilometers (6.2 million miles). The Great Red Spot, a fierce storm larger than Earth, has been observed for centuries. But in recent years, it has been mysteriously shrinking. (NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute via AP) (AP)

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

Donna Pierce - The Conversation
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People evacuate their homes after flooding from Hurricane Harvey. (Getty/Joe Raedle)

Petrochemical fire in Houston

Naveena Sadasivam - Grist
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (AP)

Should parents fear potatoes?

Jack Barton - Massive Science
(<a href='https://secure.istockphoto.com/profile/piranka'>piranka</a> via <a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/'>iStock</a>)

When sex workers become therapists

Carrie Weisman - In These Times
FILE - This March 25, 2014, file photo, shows a CVS store in Philadelphia. Target announced Monday, June 15, 2015, that it is selling its pharmacy and clinic businesses to drugstore chain CVS Health for about $1.9 billion in a deal that combines the resources of two retailers seeking to polish their reputations as health care providers. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (AP)

CVS now sells CBS-infused products

Alex Henderson - Alternet
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Wade Robson, from left, director Dan Reed and James Safechuck pose for a portrait to promote the film "Leaving Neverland" at the Salesforce Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (AP/Taylor Jewell)

Why abuse stories matter more than stats

Kevin Quigley - The Conversation
(AP/Timothy D. Easley)

Bevin exposed his kids to chickenpox

Nicole Karlis
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Travelers turn to CBD to relieve anxiety

Nicole Karlis
(Getty/MogensTrolle)

Dead gray whales in San Francisco Bay

Nicole Karlis
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(AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald) (AP)

A shift in nursing home fines

Jordan Rau - KFF Health News
(AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

The dangers of plastics

Jackie Grimm - Massive Science
Pigeon keeper Chris Szwaba, left, releases birds from a loft atop the roof of the Sunset Park building where he keeps 400 pigeons, Monday, April 4, 2016, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Rising rents and gentrification have left only about 100 pigeon keepers in a New York City area that was once one of the hubs of a sport in which keepers try to lure birds away from rivals. Szwaba said he learned the hobby from his father. After the birds breed, Szwaba expects to have as many as about 700 birds, which he refers to as his "babies." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) (AP)

Bird's worst nightmare: glassy buildings

Farah Qaiser - Massive Science
Humanimal: How Homo sapiens Became Nature’s Most Paradoxical Creature—A New Evolutionary History by Adam Rutherford (Getty/00Mate00/The Experiment)

Why humans are unique among animals

Adam Rutherford
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In this Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 photo, Laura Berick, left, a retired art dealer, has lunch with Justine Myers at Berick's home at Judson Manor, in Cleveland. In a research project, graduate-level students live among residents of the Judson Manor retirement home. The study looks at the impact of isolation and loneliness, aging and stereotypes of retirees by students and vice versa. Myers is an artist-in-residence at Judson Park. She is an Oberlin College graduate student studying music. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) (AP)

Understanding loneliness in older adults

Judith Graham - KFF Health News
(livespringwater.com)

The power of hydrogen

Nicholas Leadbeater - The Conversation
A view of the Los Angeles city skyline as heavy smog shrouds the city in California on May 31, 2015 (Getty/Mark Ralston)

How clean air transformed America

Gary Fuller
(AP)

Should you eat US chicken?

Kirsty Vitarelli - WhoWhatWhy
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Andrew Wheeler (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Wheeler stalls on protecting water

Sarah Okeson - DCReport
(AP)

Humanity falls short of its goals

Michael Graw - Massive Science
FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2017 file photo, Cinder Sonis, right, an advocate with Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, helps a customer enroll in an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan in Honolulu. Allowing insurers to market health care policies across state lines is one of President Donald Trump's main ideas for bringing down costs. While supporters of the idea cast it as a way to make insurance policies more competitive, critics say it's unlikely to result in more affordable plans and could undermine stronger consumer protections in states such as California and Hawaii. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz, File) (AP)

New health plans risk the insured

Julie Appleby - KFF Health News
(Getty Images)

Mental health crisis among the US youth

Jean Twenge - The Conversation
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