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What Did Dinosaurs Smell Like?
Smell was certainly an important part of dinosaur life. What do we know about it?
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Eye of the Storm
A Rogues’ Gallery of the Five Category 5 Storms of 2019
The two Atlantic Category 5 hurricanes and three Northwest Pacific Category 5 super typhoons of 2019 set records
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Glutamate Built the Brain—Can It Treat It, Too?
A complex natural signaling system could help address impulse-control disorders
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Let’s Stop Talking about “Battling Cancer”
Describing it that way can be damaging to patients, families and caregivers
All of Us Have a Role to Play in Keeping the EPA Accountable
The film Dark Waters highlights the importance of an involved public in environmental protection
Female Surgeons Are Still Treated as Second-Class Citizens
The profession is rife with sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination—and that needs to change
Purdue Pharma Should Become a Public Trust
It would be a huge win in fighting the opioid crisis
When Opioids Backfire
Our most powerful painkillers can actually make some patients more sensitive to pain
Public Health Depends on Reproducible Research
To fight emerging microbial threats, scientists need to work with materials they can count on
We Should Ban All Menthol-Flavored Nicotine Products
It’s not just for health: there’s also a social justice issue
Self-Tracking Your 2020 Resolutions
What you need to know before getting that new gadget
Doctors and Suicide
The rate among students, residents and physicians is significantly higher than average—but so-called wellness initiatives can help
The Hidden Cost of Stroke
It’s the number one cause of adult disability in the U.S., yet we generally don’t see the toll it takes on patients, their families and their communities
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Everything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kids
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Explore the science behind the dog in your bed
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Climate science in a changing world
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Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
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Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
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Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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