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A plant-filled home could help prevent infections, study finds
Person watering house plants
plant prevention

A plant-filled home could help prevent infections, study finds

Millions of Americans poised to lose Medicaid coverage on April 1
Doctor holding clipboard.
healthcare at risk

Millions of Americans poised to lose Medicaid coverage on April 1

Honeybees help gather data about a city's health
Honeybee on flower.
buzz buzz

Honeybees help gather data about a city's health

FDA approves overdose drug Narcan as 1st over-the-counter opioid treatment
Narcan in a vending machine.
Lifesavers

FDA approves overdose drug Narcan as 1st over-the-counter opioid treatment

The snowmelt in California could cause a long-lost lake to re-emerge
flooding in Corcoran, California.
lost lake

The snowmelt in California could cause a long-lost lake to re-emerge

'Rewilding' animals could help combat climate change, study finds
Two gray wolves.
where the wild things are

'Rewilding' animals could help combat climate change, study finds

How to watch 5 planets align in the night sky on Tuesday
Moon, Jupiter, Venus.
skyline

How to watch 5 planets align in the night sky on Tuesday

The extreme weather events of 2023
An illustration of a tornado and wind-swept palm trees
In depth

The extreme weather events of 2023

At least 25 killed during tornado and storms in Mississippi
Rubble being searched in Rolling Fork, Mississippi after a tornado.
Devastation in Mississippi

At least 25 killed during tornado and storms in Mississippi

What to expect from the weather this spring
A flooded road
Briefing

What to expect from the weather this spring

Can the world solve its 'imminent' water crisis?
The growing water crisis
Today's big question

Can the world solve its 'imminent' water crisis?

Parched America
Colorado River.
Briefing

Parched America

Mosquito species from South America discovered in Florida
Culex lactator.
new in town

Mosquito species from South America discovered in Florida

Wyoming judge blocks abortion ban, citing anti-ObamaCare amendment
Abortion rights protest in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Unintended consequences

Wyoming judge blocks abortion ban, citing anti-ObamaCare amendment

Smart telescopes offer a 'transformative' experience for citizen scientists
Scott Kardel.
out of this world

Smart telescopes offer a 'transformative' experience for citizen scientists

Scientists sequence Beethoven's DNA, 200 years after his death
Ludwig van Beethoven
Looking into Ludwig

Scientists sequence Beethoven's DNA, 200 years after his death

Essential molecules for life may have been 'delivered' to Earth from space
Asteroid Ryugu.
alien invasion

Essential molecules for life may have been 'delivered' to Earth from space

3 key graphics from the U.N. climate report
An illustration of a wet and dry Earth with a climbing graph line in the middle
Feature

3 key graphics from the U.N. climate report

CDC warns of deadly fungus in U.S. health facilities
Candida auris.
sounds like a show we know ...

CDC warns of deadly fungus in U.S. health facilities

What climate change means for California
California.
Briefing

What climate change means for California

The truth about alcohol
Alcohol being poured into a rocks glass.
Briefing

The truth about alcohol

Parasitic fungus that kills spiders discovered in Brazil
Trapdoor spider.
found fungus

Parasitic fungus that kills spiders discovered in Brazil

New species of orchid discovered in Japan
Leaf cutter bee pollinating Spiranthes australis
'like they were spun from glass'

New species of orchid discovered in Japan

9 purported health benefits of drinking coffee
Scattered coffee beans
Briefing

9 purported health benefits of drinking coffee

Will GPT-4 change the world?
An illustration of a brain on a blue background overlaid with computer-like imagery
Today's big question

Will GPT-4 change the world?

A giant 'blob' of seaweed heading toward Florida could 'wreak havoc' on the coast
Seaweed on Miami coast.
blob incoming

A giant 'blob' of seaweed heading toward Florida could 'wreak havoc' on the coast

Scientists successfully created healthy mice from 2 male parents
Mouse on blue surface.
Eggs-traordinary

Scientists successfully created healthy mice from 2 male parents

Why experts are so worried about 'forever chemicals'
Chemicals.
Briefing

Why experts are so worried about 'forever chemicals'

Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of dementia, research suggests
Assortment of various food groups
a protective diet

Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of dementia, research suggests

Breathless and helpless
nebulizer
Briefing

Breathless and helpless

Moose eat so much, they may be worsening climate change
Moose in green grass.
hungry like the moose

Moose eat so much, they may be worsening climate change

Sudden unexpected infant deaths spiked among Black babies in 2020, CDC finds
newborn baby nursery
Speed Reads

Sudden unexpected infant deaths spiked among Black babies in 2020, CDC finds

Coconuts are becoming an important part of protecting global shorelines
Coir on the bank of the Shark River in Neptune, New Jersey.
sustainability in action

Coconuts are becoming an important part of protecting global shorelines

La Niña comes to an end after 3 years
Flooding in Australia.
Adios, La Niña

La Niña comes to an end after 3 years

Even New York City rats can get COVID, study finds
Rat on street.
ratdemic

Even New York City rats can get COVID, study finds