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Nation Jan 07

Work resumes on the nation’s only major transgender study

By Kate Sosin, The 19th

Science Aug 20

California’s wildfire-prone landscape stoked by human actions

Scientists say California has a really flammable ecosystem and global warming is making it worse.

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Science Oct 03

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Will climate change turn Miami into a ‘future Atlantis’?

Florida research professors studying climate change have serious warnings for the Magic City. They say that Miami’s buildings have come a long way in becoming more resistant to sustained, heavy winds. However, the city’s infrastructure may not be prepared to…

By Miles O'Brien

Science Jun 24

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Column: Chinese courts call for death penalty for researchers who commit fraud

In the past few months, China has announced two new crackdowns on research misconduct — one of which could lead to executions for scientists who doctor their data.

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus, STAT

Science Apr 01

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Should taxpayers cover the light bills at university labs? Trump kicks off a tense debate

Taxpayers spend billions subsidizing the electric bills, equipment, and other overhead costs at university research labs. That funding may face steep cuts.

By Meghana Keshavan, STAT

Jan 18

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Is alluring but elusive fusion energy possible in our lifetime?

By PBS NewsHour

Limitless power with virtually no greenhouse gases or radioactive waste. If that sounds too good to be true, that's because it is. For decades, researchers have looked for ways to control, confine and sustain fusion as an energy source. But…

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Sep 13

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How the sugar industry paid experts to downplay health risks

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Researchers have discovered documents showing that the sugar industry paid researchers to downplay the health risks of sugar and play up the risks of saturated fat in the 1960s. Gwen Ifill speaks with Marion Nestle of New York University about…

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Sep 02

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Aboard a boat that ferries scientists to Alaskan wildlife

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Every summer, the federal research vessel Tiglax travels along the chain of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, ferrying scientists to remote locations to study wildlife. The Aleutian archipelago is 1600 miles in length and constitutes an ecosystem of stunning diversity. Tiglax’s captain…

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May 21

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How a research campus in North Carolina deals with ethical questions on biobanking

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Mar 11

Does science advance one funeral at a time, researchers ask

By Making Sen$e Editor

When a star scientist dies, outsiders often tackle mainstream questions in the field by leveraging new ideas that arise in other domains.

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