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Scientists who sampled seemingly pristine Arctic snow have discovered high levels of microplastics that were likely carried north by the atmosphere.
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Reports that Ebola has been “cured” are greatly exaggerated. Here’s what new drugs can do for those sickened in the latest outbreak -- and what they can’t.
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Would doctors pay attention to opioid-prescribing guidelines that are surgery-specific, and would smaller amounts be sufficient to control patients’ pain?
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About 1 in 1,000 black men and boys in America can expect to die at the hands of police. That risk is 2.5 times higher than for white men, new research shows.
The taut rope that was lowering an underwater listening station to the ocean’s floor collapsed on the tug boat’s deck with a slap, signaling to the crew on board that their mission was complete.
Data from seismic sensors in buildings across Southern California show how the 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake produced surprisingly long periods of shaking in some areas.
Meteorologists say July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880.
Every morning, hundreds of Native Hawaiians emerge from tents and pickup trucks to protest a new telescope on Mauna Kea, which they hold sacred.
Health
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The FDA approved a new tuberculosis drug that improves treatment for the hardest-to-treat cases. Drug-resistant TB is a growing problem in many poor countries.
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As opioid abuse surges, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends for the first time that primary care clinicians screen all adults for illicit drug use.
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Prescriptions are way up for a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. That could help explain the recent decline in fatal opioid overdoses.
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About 1 in 1,000 black men and boys in America can expect to die at the hands of police. That risk is 2.5 times higher than for white men, new research shows.
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Reports that Ebola has been “cured” are greatly exaggerated. Here’s what new drugs can do for those sickened in the latest outbreak -- and what they can’t.
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Would doctors pay attention to opioid-prescribing guidelines that are surgery-specific, and would smaller amounts be sufficient to control patients’ pain?
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On a spring day in the Tasmanian town of Port Arthur, a lone gunman shot an elderly couple at the inn they owned, 22 diners lunching at a nearby tourist spot, two tour bus drivers and several of their passengers, four occupants of a BMW, and two customers at a gas station.
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Paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman chewed raw goat meat for the sake of science, so he knows from experience that it’s a challenge.
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A handful of sites where the United States manufactured and tested some of the most lethal weapons known to humankind are now peaceful havens for wildlife. But some critics say the sites have not been scrubbed well enough of pollutants to make them safe for humans.
Baked Alaska: The high temperature in July in Anchorage hits 90 for the first time ever, vast stretches of sea ice melt and fire crews can’t be spared.
The Native village of Igiugig, population 70, runs on diesel flown in for as much as $7.55 a gallon. An underwater hydro project could change that.
What can be recycled in Los Angeles? Some plastic, all glass, most paper, but not your garden hose.
Ian Recchio runs the ‘Frog Shack” at the L.A. Zoo, where biologists are racing against time to breed and reintroduce endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs.
California is the largest user of chlorpyrifos, which is used on citrus and other crops and has been linked to neurological damage in animals and humans.
ShakeAlertLA, the early warning app, will now issue alerts for weaker shaking after the Ridgecrest quakes in July didn’t register in L.A.
U.S. investors are beginning to smell an opportunity in the waste-to-energy market, where livestock dung and food garbage is traded.
Toxic algae blooms can be deadly, and they’re becoming more common thanks to climate change. Here’s how to protect yourself and your pets.
Medicine
Even if there were enough vaccines to go around, the region’s violent conflict has made it virtually impossible for health workers to deliver the shots to every relative and neighbor of each Ebola victim.
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Breast implant maker Allergan Inc. issued a worldwide recall Wednesday for textured models because of a link to a rare form of cancer.
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Researchers found significant differences in various measures of the brains of people who were victims of the “sonic attack” at U.S. embassy in Havana.
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New research offers some of the first biological clues to why women may be more likely than men to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
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A healthy lifestyle can cut your risk of developing Alzheimer’s, even if you’ve inherited genes that raise your risk for the dementia-causing disease.
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Thousands of the world’s leading stem cell researchers are convening in Los Angeles this week to discuss the prospects for a future without human disease.
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Kary Mullis was an unconventional and often controversial Nobel laureate.
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Timothy C. Winegard’s “The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator” details a bloodthirsty enemyMore Coverage
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The best shooting star displays of the year start Friday
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The land can be a powerful tool for combating global warming -- if it’s used wisely. Healthy forests and sustainable agriculture are key, a U.N. report says.
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Ridgecrest earthquake death in Pahrump is possibly Nevada’s first quake death on record
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Trump endorsed state laws that temporarily prevent someone in crisis from buying or possessing a gun. But experts say these laws won’t stop mass shootings.
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The California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigation captures a trove of data about what the ocean is like now, and how it compares to conditions decades ago
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Are e-scooters good for the environment? Thanks to the way they’re made and used -- and abused -- they’re actually worse than many alternatives, according to a new analysis.
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For people who inherited genes that increase their chance of becoming obese, six types of exercise are particularly effective at staving off weight gain.
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Astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite have found a super-Earth planet capable of harboring life. It’s 31 light-years away.
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At an academic conference, even when women make up the majority of an audience, men are more likely to to ask questions.
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