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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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The key to good sleep? A hot bath

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It turns out staring at your phone might really be making you less intelligent

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Malicious browser extensions are stealing personal information

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Picture taken from the Apollo XI Lunar Module (LM) showing the flag of the United States and the footprints of astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin on the surface of the moon, 21 July 1969. (- / NASA / AFP)

It’s time to talk about preserving historical sites on the Moon

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A volunteer of the NGO 'Canarias Libre de Plasticos' (Canary Islands free of plastics) carries out a collection of microplastics and mesoplastic debris to clean the Almaciga Beach, on the north coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife, on July 14, 2018. (Getty/DESIREE MARTIN)

The ocean is teeming with microplastic — and it’s leaching into our food systems

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Eye doctors say Grimes’ surgery to reduce seasonal depression makes no sense

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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)'s Geosynchronous Satellite launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII carrying Chandrayaan-2 stands at Satish Dhawan Space Center after the mission was aborted at the last minute at Sriharikota, in southern India, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP/Manish Swarup)

India’s plan to land probe on moon stalled by technical glitches

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In this Sunday, March 3, 2019 file photo provided by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon is pictured about 20 meters (66 feet) away from the International Space Station's Harmony module. (NASA via AP)

SpaceX tries to spin Crew Dragon module components as safe, despite explosion

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Social media use connected to depressive symptoms in teens, study says

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Protestors march to a building where Amazon owner Jeff Bezos owns property on July 15, 2019 in New York City. (Getty/Kevin Hagen)

Prime Day labor protests mar Amazon’s annual sale event

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Natural deodorants go mainstream — but is it because of unsubstantiated science?

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How California’s gig economy bill will affect the rest of the country

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The ET highway was established by the Nevada Legislature in 1996 and runs along the eastern border of Area 51. (AP/Laura Rauch)

Half-million people on Facebook say they’ll storm Area 51 to “see them aliens”

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Inside the lawsuit between Trump and his blocked critics

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Rep. Robert Foster (R-TN) (AP/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi gubernatorial candidate says woman reporter must be joined by male colleague

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App-based psychics may be the only people who are doing well in the gig economy

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Some birds will learn to dance without being taught: study

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A homeless man sleeps on the grass at Civic Center Plaza on May 17, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Getty/Justin Sullivan)

One percent of San Franciscans are now homeless

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Braden Scott uses a device to support his left arm as he practices on the piano in Tomball, Texas on Friday, March 29, 2019. Braden was diagnosed with the syndrome called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, in 2016 and was paralyzed almost completely. (AP/David J. Phillip)

A polio-like virus spreading in the U.S. is paralyzing children

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Federal appeals court says Trump can’t block critics on Twitter

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President Donald Trump speaks about his administration's environmental policies at the White House in Washington, DC on July 8, 2019. (Getty/Nicholas Kamm)

Trump’s “environment” speech was a case study in gaslighting

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This illustration made available by NASA shows the Kepler Space Telescope. (NASA via AP)

Astronomers perplexed by inexplicable dimming star

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GrubHub is trying to get its grubby paws into mom-and-pop restaurants’ pockets

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How Poppy Northcutt became the first woman in the Apollo mission control room

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