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CAPITOL BUILDING, ALBANY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2023/01/31: Participants seen holding signs at the event. VOCAL-NY gathered at The War Room in the New York State Capitol with allies, including members of Drug Policy Alliance, OnPoint NYC, P.A.I.N Sackler, Housing Works and staff from the nations first Overdose Prevention Centers, for a press conference to push back against Governor Hochuls proposed plans to increase criminalization to address the overdose crisis, and demand lawmakers implement harm reduction strategies that -in their opinion- will actually save lives. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) (Getty Images )

Criminalization makes the drug war worse

Jennifer Carroll
An Aedes Aegypti mosquito (Afp/getty Images)

Mosquitos bringing malaria north

Mary Katherine Wildeman - Grist
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf attends a hearing of U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 28, 2022. (Ting Shen/Xinhua via Getty Images)

FDA head's misinformation battle fizzles

Darius Tahir - KFF Health News
Coral Reef (Getty Images/by wildestanimal)

Combating coral bleaching with curcumin

Matthew Rozsa
A person cools off amid searing heat that was forecast to reach 115 degrees Fahrenheit on July 16, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

History's hottest heatwave worsens

Matthew Rozsa
A protester holds a placard with the colours of the trans pride flag in support of a trans rights during the demonstration. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Families fleeing anti-trans states

Bram Sable-Smith, Daniel Chang, Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Sandy West - KFF Health News
Microbes in space, illustration (Getty Images/MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Will we know we've found aliens?

Nicole Karlis
Artist's representation of the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission flying through precipitating electrons that can trigger X-ray auroras on the surface of Mercury. (Thibaut Roger/Europlanet)

X-ray auroras illuminated on Mercury

Rae Hodge
UFOs (Getty Images/KTSDesign/SCIENCEPHOTOLIBRARY)

Why folks may believe UFOs are aliens

Barry Markovsky - The Conversation
A UPS worker delivers boxes in Manhattan. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

340,000 UPS drivers poised to strike

Tushar Khurana - Grist
Sad cat (Getty Images/LeoCH Studio)

Cats are testing positive for "bird flu"

Troy Farah
Aerial View of a Steam Passenger Train Puffing Smoke in Amish Countryside on a Sunny Spring Day (Greg Kelton via Getty Images) (GettyImages )

Workers striking for greener jobs

John McCracken - Grist
Methylphenidate 10mg pills. Used in treatment of ADHD and narcolepsy (GIPhotoStock via Getty Images)

ADHD meds don't predict drug use: study

Nicole Karlis
A Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica) collecting nectar from a blooming blossoms of an azaleas (Rhododendron) bush. (Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Can we protect bees from pesticides?

Matthew Rozsa
Respiratory syncytial virus RSV vaccine vial with syringe and stethoscope (Getty Images/Manjurul)

FDA approves RSV shot for infants

Nicole Karlis
Rapid test cassette for Syphilis test, Rapid TPHA test, positive and negative results showing (Getty Images/Md Babul Hosen)

Skyrocketing syphilis cases in Houston

Nicole Karlis
A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine at his practice. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

Massive measles outbreak may occur in UK

Rae Hodge
A field of stag-horn coral bleached white on the Great Barrier Reef (Getty Images/Brett Monroe Garner)

Record heat is bleaching coral

Ian Enochs - The Conversation
Caution tape describing lead-based paint hazard. (DarrenTownsend via Getty Images) (DarrenTownsend via Getty Images)

EPA plans to remove lead from buildings

Kate Yoder - Grist
An illustration of a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Dark matter-powered stars may exist

Matthew Rozsa
Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant (Getty Images/fhm)

Germany must go back to the future

Nick O’Hara
Woman consulting with psychologist (Getty Images/Pornpak Khunatorn)

Why women struggle to get ADHD care

Sarah Wheeler
Close up of judge holding gavel (Getty Images/naruecha jenthaisong)

Lawsuit over Idaho anti-abortion law

Sarah Varney - KFF Health News
A 13-year-old girl is using her smartphone in the dark room (Getty Images)

What we get wrong on teen mental health

Mike Males
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