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The future of livestock farming

Alice Theibault - Massive Science
In this image taken on Thursday Aug.1, 2019 large rivers of melting water form on an ice sheet in western Greenland and drain into moulin holes that empty into the ocean from underneath the ice. (Photo via Caspar Haarløv, Into the Ice via AP)

What is the cryosphere?

Mark Serreze - The Conversation
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Why exercise is so important as you age

Scott Lear - The Conversation
A red panda (also known as a lesser panda) relaxes in its enclosure at the Beijing zoo on June 24, 2013. The zoo grounds were originally a Ming Dynasty imperial palace and finally opened to the public in 1908. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

In defense of napping

Nicole Karlis
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Survivors seek healing in self-defense

Gitit Ginat - Undark
Two birds perch on a snow-covered branch of a tree during a storm in Washington, DC, March 21, 2018. (David Gannon/AFP/Getty Images)

"Bird emergency"

Eoin Higgins - Common Dreams
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Collagen in your coffee? Forget it

Brooke Russell - The Conversation
Boston Emergency Medical Services EMT Paul Mitchell sits in an ambulance at his station in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston. Mitchell, with bystander Carlos Arredondo and volunteer Devin Wang, are credited with helping to save the life of Jeff Bauman, who suffered traumatic injuries in the Boston Marathon bombings. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

EMTs under assault

Bob Hennelly
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Big Oil rolls out a new era of spin

Kate Yoder - Grist
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Invasive mosquitoes on the move

Harriet Blair Rowan - KFF Health News
This Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 file photo shows the cruise ship Celebrity Mercury docked at the South Carolina State Ports Authority passenger terminal in downtown Charleston S.C., after passengers became sick with a stomach bug. (AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)

Preparing for sickness at sea

Bruce Horovitz - KFF Health News
Viral infection disease attacking cell abstract idea illustration (Getty Images/iStock)

We're approaching a common cold cure

Nicole Karlis
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Traffic on the northbound and the southbound lanes of the Interstate 405 freeway near Los Angeles International Aiprort (Getty/Kevork Djansezian)

CA sues Trump admin over emissions rule

Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams
A gas flare at an oil well site on July 26, 2013 in Williston, North Dakota. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Berkeley triggers chain of anti-gas laws

Nathanael Johnson - Grist
Students attend the climate strike at Philadelphia City Hall. Philadelphia was just one of the dozens of cities in which young people went on strike. (Amanda Marcotte)

On the ground at the climate strike

Nicole Karlis, Amanda Marcotte, Keith A. Spencer
Young demonstrators join the International Youth Climate Strike event at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 15, 2019 (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Scientists vow to join climate strikers

Julia Conley - Common Dreams
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Fighting for a future: Young protesters at the Global Climate Strike in London on March 15, 2019. (Garry Knight/Flickr)

Kids demand action, will adults act?

Reynard Loki - Independent Media Institute
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Vaping or shooting, it's abuse

David Cay Johnston - DCReport
Flavored vaping solutions are shown in a window display at a vape and smoke shop, Monday Sept. 16, 2019, in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing to enact a statewide ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns of vaping. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

A banned chemical is hiding in e-cigs

Nicole Karlis
This GOES East satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. EDT, shows Hurricane Florence in the Atlantic Ocean as it threatens the U.S. East Coast. (NOAA via AP)

5 ways we must adapt to climate change

Paola Rosa-Aquino - Grist
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Patient with IV drip (Getty Images/iStock)

How opioid makers trick doctors

Dr. Gayle Woodson
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Uptick in Miracle Mineral Solution use

Hillel Aron - FairWarning
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Citizen science helps fill in the gaps

Tony Robert Walker - The Conversation
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Vaping by the numbers

Harriet Blair Rowan - KFF Health News
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