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A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses.
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What's going on in our bodies and emotions when we have conversations about our differences? NPR's science podcast Short Wave talked to neuroscientists and psychologists to find out.
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The pharmaceutical companies behind Ozempic, Wegovy and other weight-loss meds push to prevent compounding pharmacies from making cheaper copies. They argue they can keep up with demand on their own.
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The agency is requiring Tom's to submit several documents, including assessments and remediation plans for its operations, contamination hazards, testing methods and more.
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A deep sea oarfish washed up in Southern California. Japanese folklore suggests seeing the rare fish is a bad omen, some accounts say.
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In announcing his pick, Trump said Oz will work closely with RFK Jr. "to take on the illness industrial complex." Oz, a celebrity physician, ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
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The monarch butterfly is widely recognized and widely dispersed across North America and it's in trouble. Federal officials decide soon whether it gets protection under the Endangered Species Act.
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On November 19, the United Nations wants toilets to be top of mind — and they don't mean for the Property Brothers on a bathroom reno episode. Here's why toilets get their own international day.
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Regulators have slowed the pace of Starship launches over environmental concerns, but that may be about to change.
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The decision marks another victory for abortion rights advocates after voters in seven states passed measures in support of access.
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The patient was traveling from East Africa, where the mpox disease is endemic. The CDC says the strain does not present a high risk to the general population.
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Philadelphia has disputed a state ruling that it should not have spent money from opioid-related legal settlements on home repairs and small businesses in an area ravaged by the drug epidemic.