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Perils of pet poop – so much more than just unsightly and smelly, it can spread disease — Julia Wuerz

Have you ever been out on a walk and as you take that next step, you feel the slippery squish...
Planting mixes of flowers around farm fields helps keep bees healthy

Planting mixes of flowers around farm fields helps keep bees healthy — Hamutahl Cohen

It’s springtime in California, and bees are emerging to feast on flowering fields – acres upon acres of cultivated almonds,...

Poison ivy can work itchy evil on your skin – here’s how — Marjorie Montanez Wiscovich and Arthur Samia

pay for lending a helping hand. A couple days later, red patches appeared on his forearms and chest, which soon began to itch miserably and form water blisters. If you have ever spent any time outdoors – in the woods, working in the yard, even at the edges of a playground – maybe you’ve experienced something similar after encountering poison ivy. It’s not easy to forget.

Prolonged brain dysfunction in COVID-19 survivors: A pandemic in its own right? — Chris Robinson

One in three survivors of COVID-19, those more commonly referred to as COVID-19 long-haulers, suffered from neurologic or psychiatric disability six months after infection, a recent landmark study of more than 200,000 post-COVID-19 patients showed.
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Prostate cancer treatment is not always the best option – a cancer researcher walks her father through his diagnosis — Luisel Ricks-Santi

“Me encontraron càncer en la pròstata,” my father told me. They found cancer in my prostate. As a cancer researcher who knows...
Puerto Rico has a plan to recover from bankruptcy — but the deal won’t ease people’s daily struggles

Puerto Rico has a plan to recover from bankruptcy — but the deal won’t ease people’s daily struggles — Carlos A Suárez Carrasquillo

Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy problem is complicated — but the various ways the crisis hurts most Puerto Ricans is unmistakable.  Since...

Puerto Rico’s vulnerability to hurricanes is magnified by weak government and bureaucratic roadblocks — Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo and Fernando Tormos-Aponte

Five years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona has killed at least four people, caused widespread flooding and left hundreds...
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Quincy Jones mastered the art of arrangement, transforming simple tunes into epic soundscapes —Jose Valentino Ruiz

On the sleeve notes of some of the most memorable and best-selling albums of all time, you’ll find the words...
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Quran burning in Sweden prompts debate on the fine line between freedom of expression and incitement of hatred — Armin Langer

The Swedish government is concerned about national security following several incidents involving the burning of the Quran that have provoked demonstrations and...
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Rare access to hammerhead shark embryos reveals secrets of its unique head development — Gareth J. Fraser

Scientists very rarely get access to most sharks, the development of their young or the nursery grounds where they grow....
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Revving up tourism: Formula One and other big events look set to drive growth in the hospitality industry — Rachel J.C. Fu

In late 2023, I embarked on my first Formula One race experience, attending the first-ever Las Vegas Grand Prix. I had...

Roe v. Wade gave American women a choice about having children – here’s how that changed their lives — Constance Shehan

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging a Mississippi state law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, much earlier than the 24-week threshold generally established by the pivotal abortion rights case Roe v. Wade in 1973.
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