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Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum) on human skin (Getty Images/epantha)

A mysterious tick-related meat allergy

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Nicotine patch, chewin gum and ecigarette (Getty Images/pixinoo)

Why e-cigs may help pregnant people quit

Nicole Karlis
Early commissioning test image from Euclid’s Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP) instrument (ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA)

Europe's telescope shows "dark universe"

Matthew Rozsa
Tori Kelly (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Knowing about blood clots saves lives

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Pink menstrual cup against black background with stars (Getty Images/TatianaMagoyan)

Why menstrual cups in space matter

Rae Hodge
Restaurant bill and cash on small tray (Getty Images/Paul Taylor)

Is "forced gratuity" legal?

Joy Saha
Participants holding signs demanding subway accessibility in Brooklyn, New York. (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

COVID changed disability rights forever

Matthew Rozsa
Fruit fly (Drosophila Melanogaster) on a leaf (Getty Images/janeff)

Scientists turn on "virgin birth" in fly

Nicole Karlis
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Sleeping Newborn Baby (Getty Images/Lisa5201)

Debunking chestfeeding misinformation

Nicole Karlis
Unpacked groceries on kitchen counter, canned and preserved foods (Getty Images/Kathrin Ziegler)

Processed foods weren't always unhealthy

Joy Saha
A healthcare employee prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Dennis Avenue Health Center in Silver Spring, Maryland on November 21, 2022. (Eric Lee for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Heart problems from vaccines are rare

Matthew Rozsa
At the centre of this image is the young star V960 Mon, located over 5000 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. Dusty material with potential to form planets surrounds the star. (ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Weber et al.)

New image hints how planets form

Nicole Karlis
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Melting icebergs are seen on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica, on February 26, 2023. (Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Antarctica melting faster than thought

Matthew Rozsa
Dish with a single grape (Getty Images/miguelangelortega)

The allergy-eating disorder connection

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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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Microbes in space, illustration (Getty Images/MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Will we know we've found aliens?

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

Dark matter-powered stars may exist

Matthew Rozsa
Pink and Purple Shakes (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The Great Shake-down: Grimace vs. Barbie

Joy Saha
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Ashwagandha superfood powder and root (Getty Images/eskymaks)

Can ashwagandha really relieve stress?

Nicole Karlis
Cans of Diet Coke in a supermarket, as an artificial sweetener commonly used in thousands of products including diet fizzy drinks, ice cream and chewing gum is to be listed as posing a possible cancer risk to humans, according to reports. (Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)

Aspartame's cancer risks explained

Matthew Rozsa
Sunscreen on orange background. Plastic bottle of sun protection and white sun-shaped cream. (ADragan via Getty Images) (ADragan via Getty Images)

What everyone gets wrong about sunscreen

Nicole Karlis
Brian Cox in "Succession" (Photograph by Macall B. Polay/HBO)

Brian Cox's Succession Emmy nod backlash

Nardos Haile
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