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Science Apr 05

Will the coronavirus change how skeptics think about science?

Making Sen$e Jan 10

Column: 20 global developments to watch over the next 5 years

We need to look beyond today’s headlines and think about how the world might unfold.

By Vikram Mansharamani

Nation Oct 02

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Why seeing a role model who looks like you is so powerful

"I’ve always thought that seeing is believing,” said Dr. Elizabeth Wayne, a biomedical engineer. In her career, that’s meant innovating new ways of showing people what happens in the body, but also, as a black woman in the sciences, the…

Science May 18

Pentagon study finds promise in brain training program for veterans with cognitive issues

A Pentagon-funded study has found that a specific form of computer-based brain training can improve cognitive performance in vets who suffered persistent mental deficits after a mild traumatic brain injury.

By Sharon Begley, STAT

Science Jan 05

Reclaiming lost calories: Tweaking photosynthesis boosts crop yields

Many of the crop plants that feed us waste 20 percent of their energy, especially in hot weather. Plant geneticists prove that capturing this energy could boost crop yields by up to 40 percent.

By Amanda Cavanagh, The Conversation

Dec 01

NIH director says there’s work to do on regulating genome editing globally

By Lev Facher, STAT

The apparent birth this month of the first genetically modified babies is “a lesson in the potential for human hubris to overtake us,” Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health.

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Nov 25

Butte County Town Attempts to Save Salmon From Wildfire Devastation

By Chloe Veltman, KQED

Despite being evacuated nearly two weeks ago from their homes in the wake of spreading wildfires, residents of the town of Butte Creek Canyon have joined forces to save the local salmon population.

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Nov 15

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Paradise gone, wildfire evacuees faced with rebuilding their lives

By Cat Wise

In the tally of death and destruction from California's Camp fire, officials confirm that 56 people died, 130 are missing and 8,800 homes have been destroyed in the town of Paradise. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports from Chico, California, where…

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Aug 04

Poison control calls spike for unapproved drug that produces opioid-like highs

By Megan Thielking, STAT

Calls to U.S. poison control centers about an unapproved antidepressant that has opioid-like effects have climbed dramatically since 2015, according to a new analysis published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Jul 21

Support for the Endangered Species Act remains high as Trump administration and Congress try to gut it

By Jeremy T. Bruskotter, John A. Vucetich, Ramiro Berardo, The Conversation

Since its passage, the Endangered Species Act has helped reverse and stop declines in numerous species – from bald eagles to Lake Erie watersnakes – and served as a model for similar laws around the world.

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