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Science & Health

A distressed harbor seal pup lays stranded in the sand in Laguna Beach, California (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

California coastal waters are acidifying

Nicole Karlis
(Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

The dubious benefits of placenta-eating

Daniela Blei - Undark
(AP Photo/Lasanthi Benedict)

Why are whales big, but not bigger?

Matthew Savoca, Jeremy Goldbogen, Nicholas Pyenson - The Conversation
(AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Does pollution poison the mind?

Hillel Aron - FairWarning
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-951037p1.html'>DTKUTOO</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Refocusing the battle against cancer

Kent Sepkowitz - Undark
(Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Tongass Roadless Rule under attack

Sarah Okeson - DCReport
Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the Fridays For Future Denver Climate Strike on October 11, 2019 at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. Thousands of protesters attended the event which was sparked by Thunberg's #FridaysForFuture movement. (Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

A new era of optimism

Roberto Simanowski
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Exxon wins climate lawsuit in New York

Miyo McGinn - Grist
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-110917p1.html'>talseN</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Organic label doesn’t mean happy animals

Michael Haedicke - The Conversation
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Move over, peak oil

Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams
(Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images)

DNA tests are fun, but beware the hype

Michael Mackley - The Conversation
(Getty Images/istockphoto)

The unproven promise of Babylon Health

Jeremy Hsu - Undark
(<a href='url to photographer'>Helko Kiera</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Super rats or sickly rodents?

Jonathan Richardson - The Conversation
Bears Ears National Monument (Getty/lightphoto)

Conflicting interest on Bears Ears panel

Sarah Okeson - DCReport
(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

NY’s suicide rate is the lowest in US

Michelle Andrews - KFF Health News
Natural gas flame on a stove (Robert Clare/Getty Images)

Natural gas's dirty secret

Nicole Karlis
(Getty/electravk)

America's long-term care crisis

Ernie Powell - Independent Media Institute
This GOES-16 satellite image taken Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, at 17:20 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian, right, moving over open waters in the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters are now saying Dorian could be a Category 4 with winds of nearly 140 mph (225 kph) when it is forecasted to hit Florida late Monday or early Tuesday. It’s also imperiling the Bahamas, where the storm is expected to hit by Sunday. (NOAA via AP) (AP)

"Hurricane truthers" are a thing now

Kate Yoder - Grist
(AP/Steven Senne)

States turn to taxes to stop teen vaping

Carmen Heredia Rodriguez - KFF Health News
Elizabeth Warren (Getty Images/Salon)

What's the deal with the Blue New Deal?

Nicole Karlis
(Getty/FrankMirbach)

Climate crisis hurts fishing industry

Eoin Higgins - Common Dreams
Intense flames driven by extreme drought conditions, wind and hot weather sweep over a remote section of the San Bernardino National Forest during the Blue Cut Fire on August 18, 2016 near Wrightwood, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

CA voters top priority: climate change

Nathanael Johnson - Grist
A man calling himself Henry Hemp inhales marijuana using a vaporizer pen at HempCon medical marijuana show (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Weed vapes may not be as safe as thought

Nicole Karlis
Women taking a selfie at the gym (Getty Images)

A study-approved body positive meme

Nicole Karlis
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