Health and Science

Briefing

Monkeypox comes to America

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Rachel Ashcroft

Squeamishness about death is hurting the planet

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Havana syndrome

'Pulsed electromagnetic energy' most likely cause of Havana syndrome, experts conclude

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In depth

10 recent scientific breakthroughs

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Noah Millman

3 cheers for the pig man

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fake it until you break it

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes found guilty of defrauding investors

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New look for frankenfoods

'Bioengineered' replaces 'GMO' on food labels

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COVID-19

FDA authorizes at-home COVID test by Siemens Healthineers

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Damon Linker

A worldview captured in a headline

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Noah Millman

The radicalization of a COVID moderate

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Ryan Cooper

A breezy answer to the pandemic

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Running Rings around Columbus

Archaeologists used tree rings, astrophysics to prove Vikings were in Canada in 1021

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adventures in xenotransplantation

Transplant surgeons report successfully testing a pig kidney on a human

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l'chaim

Archaeologists uncover massive, 1,500-year-old winemaking complex in Israel

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texas abortion ban

DOJ asks court to pause Texas abortion ban while case is being appealed

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Nobels

Nobel chemistry prize: 2 chemists who created new way to build molecules

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Nobels

3 scientists awarded Nobel Prize in Physics climate discoveries

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referendums

San Marino residents vote overwhelmingly to legalize abortion

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Havana syndrome

Congress passes bill to aid U.S. diplomats and spies hit with 'Havana syndrome'

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haiti in crisis

Gangs in Haiti are abducting doctors, and their patients are paying the price

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Rodent problems

Lake Tahoe closes some areas due to plague-infected chipmunks

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Parenting advice

The week's best parenting advice: July 6, 2021

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Mind Blown

Millionaire weeks away from selling helmets that can read your mind

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