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The artist's conception shows a hypothetical planet with two moons orbiting in the habitable zone of a red dwarf star. (NASA/D. Aguilar/Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

A new target in search for alien life

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Schoolgirl whispering in classmates ear (Getty Images/Klaus Vedfelt)

Why gossip is good for your health

Nicole Karlis
Man being served burnt turkey (Getty Images/Beau Lark/Corbis/VCG)

You don't have to be thankful this year

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Car Park (Getty Images/Jason Hawkes)

Less parking may help the climate

Siri Chilukuri - Grist
The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s reveals a portion of the Milky Way’s dense core in a new light. An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this image of the Sagittarius C (Sgr C) region, along with some as-yet unidentified features. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and S. Crowe (University of Virginia))

James Webb reveals new Milky Way details

Nicole Karlis
Medical Marijuana (Getty Images/Cavan Images)

Cannabis doesn't impair medical patients

Matthew Rozsa
Artist concept of the Milky Way (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

New studies on how galaxies form spirals

Nicole Karlis
National Gallery staff member Jean Tang poses next to the work Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, about 1623-5, during a photo call to preview the National Gallery's forthcoming Artemisia exhibition in London. (Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)

AI deepfake porn: A case for vengeance

Rae Hodge
Vet examining an amputee dog with stethoscope in vet clinic (Getty Images/ilkermetinkursova)

Almarming unknown dog illness spreading

Nicole Karlis
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos (L) tells a joke with Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (R) at the Office XP launch, 31 May, 2001, in New York. (STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)

12 billionaires are polluting the Earth

Matthew Rozsa
Captain flying a Boeing 767 over the North Atlantic just before dawn (Getty Images/Kent Wien)

Why pilots face mental health stigma

Nicole Karlis
A couple of old friends catching up over a drink at a craft beer bar together (Getty Images/Hinterhaus Productions)

Friends increase risk of smoking

Nicole Karlis
Young woman and elderly woman holding hands (Getty Images/ipopba)

How does intergenerational trauma work?

Matthew Rozsa
Autumn leaves into wildfire (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Climate change alters autumn forever

Matthew Rozsa
Lava erupts from the crater of a volcano near the mountain Litli-Hrútur, about 40 kilometers southwest of Reykjavik, Iceland. (Philipp Schulze/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Iceland prepares for volcanic eruption

Mary Elizabeth Williams
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) small group of elephants drinking at a waterhole in Mashatu game reserve, Botswana, Africa. (Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Elephants may have names for each other

Rae Hodge
Waves lap ashore near condo buildings on the day the United Nations released a report with a dire warning for humanity on August 09, 2021 in Sunny Isles, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Sea level rise is getting more serious

Matthew Rozsa
Pregnant couple showing each other their bellies (Getty Images/paolomartinezphotography)

Father's role in fetal alcohol syndrome

Michael Golding - The Conversation
Biodegradable trash paper and plastic spread out (Getty Images/Tatiana Maksimova)

Can bioplastics fix our plastic problem?

Matthew Rozsa
4 year old little boy sleeping with his cuddly toy in his bed (Getty Images/Catherine Delahaye)

More parents giving kids melatonin

Nicole Karlis
Farmer spraying pesticide on field (Getty Image/Toa55)

Pesticides are reducing sperm counts

Matthew Rozsa
Tired stressed new mother at home (Getty Images/kieferpix)

Postpartum drug cost is "ridiculous"

Nicole Karlis
Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) (Getty Images/Anup Shah)

Like us, these five animals have culture

Elizabeth Hlavinka
COVID-19 vaccine vials (Getty Images/Yulia Reznikov)

Some states are harming vaccine efforts

Amy Maxmen - KFF Health News
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