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Birthday Cake With A Ton Of Candles (Getty Images/Ziviani)

Why our longer lifespans pose a problem

Mary Elizabeth Williams
An aerial picture shows bergy bits and growlers floating in front of the Apusiajik glacier, near Kulusuk (aslo spelled Qulusuk), a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality located on the island of the same name on the southeastern shore of Greenland. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

When Greenland was green

Paul Bierman, Tammy Rittenour - The Conversation
Passion in bed (Getty Images/Prostock-Studio)

The science of better orgasms

Rae Hodge
A 4 month old baby girl yawning (Catherine Delahaye via Getty Images)

Is white noise bad for sleepy babies?

Nicole Karlis
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Alien contact could be a disaster

William Lempert, Kim TallBear, David Delgado Shorter - The Conversation
The view from Kowloon Peak shows apartment buildings and office blocks lights at night on November 3, 2016 in Hong Kong. (Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)

Why won't we fix light pollution?

Matthew Rozsa
J Robert Oppenheimer Standing at Blackboard (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

The atomic truth behind "Oppenheimer"

Matthew Rozsa
U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) participates in a meeting of the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on January 31, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House UFO hearing to grill Pentagon

Rae Hodge
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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
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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
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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
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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
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