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Kim Kardashian

Kardashian loves "salmon sperm facials"

Nicole Karlis
Joe Biden

Is the backlash against Biden ableist?

Matthew Rozsa
Abortion provider clinic speaking talking consoling patient

Abortion "exceptions" and mental health

Nicole Karlis
Factory on the sunset

Burying biomass to curb climate change?

Ramin Skibba - Undark
Mpox Monkeypox vaccine

Mpox mutating to become more contagious

Nicole Karlis
Supermassive black hole

Supermassive black holes slowing growth

Fan Zou, W. Niel Brandt
Trans activist school board meeting

Law bans schools from sharing pronouns

Matthew Rozsa
JD Vance

JD Vance threatens abortion access

Nicole Karlis
Taylar Swartz patient ultrasound

Rural hospitals now face baby bust

Tony Leys - KFF Health News
Key Largo tree cactus

Sea level rise causes local extinction

Matthew Rozsa
Planet Mars

The icy climate of Mars' past revealed

Matthew Rozsa
Free Range Chickens

Human bird flu cases more than doubles

Nicole Karlis
Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii

Last queen of Hawaii and deep-sea mining

Anita Hofschneider - Grist
Dairy Farm Cattle Cows Worker

Farmworkers at highest risk for bird flu

Marin Scotten
Octopus with diver's hand underwater

Plumbing the depths of animal minds

Carlyn Zwarenstein
Pro-abortion rights demonstrators rally in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 15, 2024.

Abortion restrictions harm mental health

Brad Greenwood, Gordon Burtch, Michaela R. Anderson - The Conversation
Pro-choice abortion rights activists SCOTUS

Abortion ban "hidden in plain sight"

Nicole Karlis
Hot Temperature Heatwave Petri Dish Bacteria

Climate change harming antibiotics

Howard Dean
Vet looking at a calf on a farm

Finland offering workers bird flu shots

Amy Maxmen, Arthur Allen - KFF Health News
Abortion clinic doctor physician ultrasounds

Abortion misinformation is "reckless"

Nicole Karlis
Science & Health Article

Musk wants to give sperm for Mars colony

Griffin Eckstein
Eggs in a carton

Egg facility prompts bird flu emergency

Rae Hodge
SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance

Even short space trips alter human body

Susan Bailey - The Conversation
Exoplanet HD 189733b

A stinky exoplanet rains molten glass

Matthew Rozsa

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