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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.”

Rafts of brown seaweed, Sargassum sp., pile up on the shore of Miami Beach, Florida, USA. (Andre Seale/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Despite lurid headlines, there is no “seaweed blob” coming for Florida, oceanographer says

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This illustration conceptualizes the swirling clouds identified by the James Webb Space Telescope in the atmosphere of the exoplanet VHS 1256 b. (NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted (STScI))

Webb telescope finds an exoplanet with atmospheric sandstorms and numerous ingredients for life

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Woman in the hospital bed (Getty Images/kieferpix)

Labor and delivery centers are closing in red states. What happens to pregnant women next?

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Side view of mature woman embracing man from behind against clear sky (Getty Images/The Good Brigade)

Why do fewer women die of COVID? The answer could lie in the X chromosome’s superpower

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A woman demonstrates next to the empty pedestal after workers removed the statue of Dr. James Marion Sims on April 17, 2018, in New York. (THOMAS URBAIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Gynecology was built on Black women’s suffering. We’re still reckoning with its racist roots today

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Stressed mother and her baby (Getty Images/SolStock)

It’s time to rethink the narrative behind “mommy brain,” scientists say

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A Texas man is suing those who helped his ex-wife get an abortion. What happens if he wins?

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Golden sun rays beaming through white clouds (Getty Images)

Tracing water’s path through a young star system could provide clues as to how alien life might form

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Sleeping man disturbed by alarm clock early in the morning (Getty Images/South_agency)

Why sleep scientists think Standard Time is best

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Walgreens exterior (Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

A nationwide boycott against Walgreens is brewing. Here’s why

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Overworked woman (Anastasiia Krivenok / Getty Images)

Have we hit Peak Trauma? Psychologists worry the term “trauma” is becoming meaningless

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Pregnant Belly | Microplastics (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Plastic particles could cross over from mother to unborn fetus, experts say

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anti-diabetic medication "Ozempic" (JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

Rich people are hogging Ozempic, making the drug harder to access for people with diabetes

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Heavy snow covers a line of palm trees near a home in Rancho Cucamonga, California, on February 25, 2023. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Despite record-breaking snow and rain, California is still in a drought. Here’s why

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Tucker Carlson | Humpback Whales Spotted Around New York City (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why Republicans are spreading the lie that whales are being killed by wind farms

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Supermassive Black Hole (Getty Images/solarseven)

A “runaway” supermassive black hole is hurtling through the universe at incredible speeds

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X7 location relative to the supermassive black hole (Anna Ciurlo/UCLA)

A mysterious cloud near the Milky Way’s central black hole is on the verge of destruction

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Pregnant woman sitting in bed (Getty Images/NataliaDeriabina)

An alarming study suggests prenatal alcohol exposure changes the shape of your baby’s face

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Breast pump and bottle of breast milk near computer (Getty Images/JGI/Jamie Grill)

In an era in which women’s rights are under siege, the PUMP Act is a rare victory

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Syringes with Moderna's COVID vaccine are prepared at the vaccination center at Brill. (Sina Schuldt/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Idaho lawmakers want to criminalize mRNA vaccines. Here’s what happens if their bill passes

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Officials continue to conduct operation and inspect the area after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, United States on February 17, 2023. (US Environmental Protection Agency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

How non-scientists can assess the danger of mystery chemicals

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Workers clocking in at 10 pm, at the start of the night shift at the Philips electrical works in Mitcham, London, March 04, 1947. (Keystone/Getty Images)

Sleep patterns changed in the past 200 years. Some experts think we were better off before

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3D illustration of white damaged sperm cells swimming (Getty Images/Christoph Burgstedt)

In a post-Roe world, the quest to create a male birth control drug has a renewed urgency

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This photo taken on April 16, 2010 shows a giant NASA science balloon being inflated at the launch site near Alice Springs. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Why aliens wouldn’t spy on humans with balloons

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