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Nicole Karlis is an award-winning staff writer at Salon, specializing in health and science. She is also the author of the book “Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community During Times of Crisis.”

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Man hugging dog (Getty Images/Carol Yepes)

Cancer in dogs and humans share more genetic similarities than previously thought: Study

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The surface of Titan, Saturns largest moon (Getty Images/MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Astronomers analyze alien rivers on Mars and Titan

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Dry soil of the partially dried-up river bed of the Rhine is pictured in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on July 25, 2022, as Europe experiences a heatwave. (INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

Last summer’s deadly heat wave killed 61,000 Europeans: Study

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Brain Scan (Getty Images/TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Mental health experts propose new subtypes of depression. Will it actually improve treatment?

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White-eyed Vireo (Kelly Colgan Azar/Flickr)

Climate change is driving earlier springtimes. For some birds, that could equal extinction: Study

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This deep galaxy field from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) shows an arrangement of 10 distant galaxies marked by eight white circles in a diagonal, thread-like line. (Two of the circles contain more than one galaxy.) This 3 million light-year-long filament is anchored by a very distant and luminous quasar – a galaxy with an active, supermassive black hole at its core. (NASA, ESA, CSA, Feige Wang (University of Arizona), Joseph DePasquale (STScI))

Early strings of cosmic web identified by James Webb Space Telescope

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Powdered milk in plastic spoon on pink background (HUIZENG HU via Getty Images)

Infant formula shortage forced desperate moms to practice unsafe feeding: study

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Doctor checking pregnant woman with stethoscope (Getty Images/StefaNikolic)

Strict abortion laws are driving an exodus of women’s health specialists

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In this artist’s interpretation, a pair of supermassive black holes (top left) emits gravitational waves that ripple through the fabric of space-time. (Photo courtesy of Aurore Simonnet for the NANOGrav Collaboration)

Supermassive black hum: Scientists discover gravitational wave background that permeates universe

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Killer Whale family with Yacht (Getty Images/Jackson Roberts)

Are the orca “attacks” spreading? What cultural evolution teaches us about fads in animals

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Boxes of BinaxNow a COVID-19 at home test kits (Photo illustration by Salon/Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images)

Do at-home COVID tests still work? New research suggests they are less effective than thought

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A protester holds a placard expressing her opinion during the demonstration. (Michael Currie/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

An Ohio high-risk OBGYN on abortion fears come true and life one year post-Dobbs

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An undated photo shows tourist submersible belongs to OceanGate descents at a sea. Search and rescue operations continue by US Coast Guard in Boston after a tourist submarine bound for the Titanic's wreckage site went missing off the southeastern coast of Canada. (Photo by Ocean Gate / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Missing Titanic sub imploded, Coast Guard says — Here’s what went wrong

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An undated photo shows tourist submersible belongs to OceanGate begins to descent at a sea. Search and rescue operations continue by US Coast Guard in Boston after a tourist submarine bound for the Titanic's wreckage site went missing off the southeastern coast of Canada. (Ocean Gate / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Why some people will risk their lives to see the Titanic in real life

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits "The Faulkner Focus"at Fox News Channel Studios on June 02, 2023 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Even some left-leaning people support RFK Jr. Here’s why conspiracy theories are so attractive

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The rise of the older dad and the truth about the male biological clock

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Conceptual illustration of inflammation of the brain caused by a virus (Getty Images/KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

New evidence suggests COVID alters the brain — but the extent of changes is unclear

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Pregnant Woman Having Blood Glucose Checked (Getty Images/Jovanmandic)

Why the pandemic drove increases of diabetes in pregnancy

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Mental Thread Tangled Knotted (Getty Images/solidcolours)

You’re misusing the term ‘trauma bonded’

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Police | Narcan (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Drug overdoses seem to spike in spite of police seizures: Study

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Great White Shark (Getty Images/Stephen Frink)

Californian swimmers are frequently amongst great white sharks, drone research reveals

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Wild saltwater crocodile babies rest on the head of their mother (Then Chih Wey/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Why a crocodile’s ‘virgin’ birth isn’t a miracle

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Little girl holding smartphone (Getty Images/Marizza)

The tricky timing of a child’s first smartphone

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Close-up of Syringes in a row (Getty Images)

A new round of anti-vax misinformation could ruin an otherwise calmer RSV season

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