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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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Bonobo babies play with a mirror (Getty Images/ANDREYGUDKOV)

These are the only 8 animals that can recognize themselves in the mirror (besides humans)

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Groundhog in Space (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why Groundhog Day has its roots in astronomy

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A visualization of the Itokawa asteroid, which was visited by the Japanese Hayabusa1 mission. (JAXA/Curtin University)

Asteroids made of “rubble” might be very, very hard to destroy, astronomers say

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Woman eating an almond (Getty Images/Dima Berlin)

With “almond moms,” TikTok coins an epithet for a diet culture–obsessed parent

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Young pregnant woman sitting in front of her laptop (Getty Images/damircudic)

Why pregnancy forums are rife with health misinformation

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A nurse prepares a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine for a patient at University Hospital Coventry on April 22, 2022 in Coventry, England. (Jacob King - WPA Pool / Getty Images)

Bivalent boosters protect against the super-infectious new variant XBB.1.5, new data finds

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An NHS staff prepares to administer the Covid-19 vaccination booster jab during a press tour at a vaccination center (Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Simplifying the vaccine: Why a new COVID booster each fall could be the norm moving forward

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Happy family with two kids (Getty Images/kate_sept2004)

Millennial moms and dads are consciously striving to parent differently than Boomers, study finds

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A colorful range of Hydroflask bottles are displayed at Dick's Sporting Goods in North Attleboro, MA on Nov. 26, 2019. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Why health experts are skeptical of the supersize water bottle trend

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Milky Way Galaxy (Getty Images/Suchart Kuathan)

Astronomers just created a massively detailed Milky Way map with 3.3. billion stars

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Burning gas oven (Getty Images/Maciej Toporowicz, NYC)

Experts say gas stoves are a huge cause of childhood asthma. Here’s what parents should know

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Prince Harry Alone On The Balcony At Buckingham Palace To Watch Trooping The Colour, London. (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

Prince Harry’s cloistered childhood: Experts explain how lack of physical affection stunts kids

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Sick little boy suffering from cold (Getty Images/PeopleImages)

We asked experts whether children are really getting more sick, more often

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People photograph a car sitting in flooded water at an underpass at Webster St. and 34th St. on January 4, 2023 in Oakland, California. (Marlena Sloss for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Why West Coast weather will be chaotic in the future, according to a climate scientist

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Sad little girl at the park (Getty Images/Fran Polito)

“Millions” of kids may fall into poverty because Congress won’t extend child tax credit, expert says

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Beer In Glass By Sunglasses On Table (Getty Images/Michael Lloyd / EyeEm)

Is Dry January a little too dry for you? Why more people are opting for a “Damp January”

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Girl with measles on their body (Getty Images/StockPlanets)

A measles outbreak is happening in Ohio. Experts warn this won’t be the last

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Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

The FDA quietly expanded access to medication abortion pills. Here’s what the change will do

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The waiting room at Alamo Womens Reproductive Services is empty as just an hour prior the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade shutting down abortion services at Alamo Womens Reproductive Services on June 24, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Restricting abortion may lead to increased suicide rate among young women, study finds

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Man Forced To Smile (Getty Images/ferrantraite)

The “Good Vibes Only” hashtag must die: Why toxic positivity is slowly killing us

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Stressed exhausted mother (Getty Images/Halfpoint Images)

Is this the worst time in American history to be a mom?

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Cannabis plant (Getty Images)

Yes, marijuana can be addictive — but it’s not like other addictive drugs. Here’s why

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Surgical face mask with "BA.5" written on it, referring to the BA.5 variant of COVID-19 (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Why BA.5 became the dominant COVID variant

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Royce Hall on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as UCLA lecturers and students walk by (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

As students return to school, fears of monkeypox transmission linger

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