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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.”

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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Vaccines in an upward line graph (Getty Images/Andriy Onufriyenko)

Is the COVID-19 vaccine ready to move on from the original strain?

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Person scratching their arm and wrist (Getty Images/Ake Ngiamsanguan)

The eczema boom: Air pollution may be to blame

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Killer Whale near a boat (Getty Images/Chase Dekker Wild-Life Images)

The killer orcas aren’t winning. They could be self-sabotaging

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Upset mother and empty crib (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Study points to brain abnormality that may explain sudden infant death syndrome

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LP 791-18 d, shown here in an artist's concept, is an Earth-size world about 90 light-years away. (NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (KRBwyle))

New exoplanet research indicates how volcanoes could generate alien life on other worlds

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Used face masks and sterile gloves in the bin (Getty Images/ADELART)

Healthcare workers are divided over whether unmasking in medical settings has merit

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Person talking to ChatGPT (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/ChatGPT)

Tech wants AI chatbots to help ease loneliness. Experts are skeptical

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Young woman looking at products in a pharmacy (Getty Images/PeopleImages)

FDA could approve over-the-counter birth control this summer

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PCR testing site for COVID-19 variants at a new test facility at Tom Bradley International Terminal (Terminal B) that health officials hope will help them spot new variants that may emerge from passengers arriving from other countries at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The CDC will no longer track COVID-19 cases. Is that a mistake?

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