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In this May 2016 photo released by The Ocean Agency/XL Catlin Seaview Survey, a boat sails near a coral reef that has been bleached white by heat stress in the Maldives. Coral reefs, unique underwater ecosystems that sustain a quarter of the world's marine species and half a billion people, are dying on an unprecedented scale. Scientists are racing to prevent a complete wipeout within decades. (The Ocean Agency/XL Catlin Seaview Survey via AP) (AP)

These corals love the warming oceans

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Gender bias is all too real — and dangerous — in the doctor’s office

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Sexual pleasure might help us learn – if rats are any guide

Gina Mantica