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Beauty products for vulvas? These doctors say don’t buy it
PBS NewsHour, 2019
In the vast, wild world of Instagram beauty influencers, there’s a new category of products on the block: masks, sprays, lipsticks and other cosmetics for…vulvas.
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The UN Is Finally, Maybe, Doing Something About Plastic Pollution
VICE News, 2022
About 10 million tons of plastic waste are dumped into our oceans every year—the equivalent of a garbage truck of plastic every minute. A new UN treaty is trying to fight that.
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Which Drugs Will Survive Climate Change? We Investigated.
VICE News, 2022
You might have to experience the end of the world sober, after all.
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A quiet rise in unvaccinated children could put the U.S. at risk of outbreaks
PBS NewsHour, 2018
Vaccine exemption rates among infants and school-aged children have been quietly rising, creating volatile pockets of unimmunized individuals, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
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Hippo Teeth Reveal Africa's Changing Plant Life
The Atlantic, 2016
Poaching has had a severe impact on savanna ecosystems, and the proof is in the mouths of Uganda’s hippos.
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Yellow Fever Is Completely Preventable, So Why Are Millions At Risk?
Popular Science, 2016
Yellow eyes, aching muscles, hospital visits, faint whispers of death. This is the story of yellow fever, a disease that shouldn’t be a problem in 2016.
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Instagramming your food can actually make it taste better
Quartz, 2017
Go ahead. Be a little basic at brunch.
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Can you safely play indoor sports during the pandemic?
PBS NewsHour, 2021
During the colder, darker months, many Americans head indoors to get their exercise. But as COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations rise, just how safe are indoor sports?
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This drone will fly on one of Saturn’s moons. Here’s the woman leading the mission
PBS NewsHour, 2019
A billion miles sounds impossibly far, but in planetary terms, “You can get there,” said Elizabeth Turtle.
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How removing ‘likes’ from Instagram could affect our mental health
PBS NewsHour, 2019
Today, 500 million people will check their Instagram. Many will keep checking, and checking and checking because as humans crave the platform’s visual and social rewards.
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Security flaws found in popular smart home devices
PBS NewsHour, 2019
November kicks off the season of giving, and many households may be turning to smart home devices to increase their security. But the latest research shows these smart devices aren’t always as secure as you think.
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Measles patients are mostly children. Here’s why
PBS NewsHour, 2019
Last week, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a public health emergency after confirming more than two dozen cases of measles. By Tuesday, the number rose to 37 — most of them affecting children.
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Cities could be teeming with more rats, thanks to the shutdown’s festering trash
PBS NewsHour, 2019
No one knows how long the partial government shutdown will last, but concerned Washington, D.C. citizens are confronting an unwitting consequence: an explosion of rats.
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What to do with all of your holiday trash
PBS NewsHour, 2018
There comes a moment, after the presents have been unwrapped, the lights taken down and the holiday cards tossed aside, when every reveler must decide how to dispose of their festive waste.
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4 scientific tips to make your holiday cookies burst with flavor
PBS NewsHour, 2018
Ahead of the holidays, I spoke to scientists and baking experts to find out the chemistry and physics behind these and other baking techniques that can take your treats to the next level.
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How to cook the perfect Thanksgiving turkey, according to science
PBS NewsHour, 2018
The only thing worse than watching your Thanksgiving dinner devolve into a heated political debate is a dry, tasteless turkey. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
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In a crash, should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians? 2 million people weigh in
PBS NewsHour, 2018
Should a self-driving car preference the lives of passengers or pedestrians during an accident? Researchers surveyed millions of people to inform car manufacturers and policymakers.
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What if we could put our plastic trash to good use?
PBS NewsHour, 2018
Humans produce 420 million tons of plastic annually, and as much as 14 million tons of plastic enter the ocean. Scientists are now finding traces of microplastics in our sea salt, beer and tap water.
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Scientists gave octopuses some molly. Here’s what happened.
One day in a lab, scientists gave MDMA to four octopuses. Do not try this at home.