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The Trump Administration Just Lost A Battle Over Smog Rules
Environmental groups were thrilled this week to see the EPA suddenly get back on track to enforce ozone regulations. But a bill that would loosen the rules could make smog a health problem again.
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FDA Slams Fertility Doctor For Marketing '3-Parent-Baby' Technology
The agency sent a letter warning the doctor to stop performing and advertising the controversial genetic procedure in the US.
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This Shadowy Company Is Flying Spy Planes Over US Cities
It has tracked cell phones for military training and flown a camera that can watch over a city for hours at a time.
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The University Of Washington Just Fired A Tenured Professor For The First Time
Michael Katze, a tenured microbiology professor, has been fired more than a year after the University of Washington investigated him for sexual harassment and misuse of funds. "This is unprecedented," a school official said.
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Officials Across The US Are Issuing Emergency Warnings About Massive Eclipse Crowds
From emergency declarations to deploying the National Guard, states, counties, and towns along the path of the total solar eclipse are preparing for the worst.
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People Are Renting Really Fucking Weird Places To See The Total Solar Eclipse
Would you prefer a horse pasture, a $5,000-per-night backyard, or a Mennonite school?
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US Federal Agents Flew A Secret Spy Plane To Hunt Drug Cartel Leaders In Mexico
Neither the US Marshals Service nor the Mexican government wants to talk about their joint efforts to hunt drug kingpins. But BuzzFeed News spotted a Marshals spy plane circling around the time of a prominent capture in Sinaloa.
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Scientists Are Shocked About How Easy It Is To Tweak Genes In Human Embryos
“This is not the beginning of designer babies,” said one bioethicist. But good luck getting people to believe that.
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A Caltech Professor Who Harassed Two Female Students Has Resigned
"This has been a difficult situation for our community," a Caltech statement said about Christian Ott's resignation.
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17 Completely Mind-Blowing Facts About Outer Space
Eclipses are basically cosmological miracles.
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21 Things The World Didn't Know At The Start Of July
T. rex couldn't run, the atoms inside you might have come from outside the Milky Way, and humans have made an incredible amount of plastic.
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8 Terrifying Things That Will Put Your Life Into Perspective
Hold on tight, we're in for a bumpy ride.
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NASA's Mars Program Is As Sad As It’s Ever Been
While a flashy mock Mars rover parades across the country, the real ones have never been more in danger of losing touch with Earth. “NASA is barely keeping the Mars Exploration Program on life support,” a new review finds.
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A Penis Enlargement Killed A Man In Sweden
“It’s a completely useless procedure that never works and disfigures men, and could kill you,” one urologist said.
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How Far Are You From These Amazing Spots To Watch The Eclipse?
Stunning views, golfing, citizen science, and “blackout beer” — these cities are preparing for the biggest tourism event of the year, if not the century.
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These Are The Climate Myths Being Spread By A Powerful Congressman
“It is an extremely unbalanced assessment and has many things wrong,” said one climate scientist about Rep. Lamar Smith’s climate op-ed.
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A Landmark Lawsuit About An Intersex Baby’s Genital Surgery Just Settled For $440,000
After a four-year legal battle, the family of 12-year-old M.C. Crawford has settled with the hospital they sued for performing genital surgery on their intersex son.
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Women Say A Popular New Device To “Get Rid Of Cellulite” Left Them Injured
A device called the FasciaBlaster promising to “get rid of cellulite” designed by a self-identified scientist has gone viral on Facebook. But women are complaining about the severe bruising it causes.
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The Way TSA Agents Profile You At The Airport Is Not Based On Legit Science, Report Says
A new report finds no “valid evidence” for the TSA’s $186 million “Behavioral Detection Assessment” program. But the agency says it will keep doing it anyway.
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The Trump Administration Wants To Loosen Bear Hunting Rules In Alaska Parks
The Interior Department has asked the National Park Service to reconsider hunting rules on Alaska park lands.
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New Orleans Is Not Warning Residents About Possible Lead Exposure, Says A Scathing New Report
Construction projects could be exposing New Orleans residents to lead in their water, the city inspector general has found. It’s only the latest of several reports documenting failings of the city’s water monitor.
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Trump's Pick For EPA Post Writes “Science-Bible Stories” And Has Ties To The Chemical Industry
Michael Dourson is a toxicologist known for mingling science and religious ideas. Two religious leaders were quoted in an Environmental Protection Agency press release announcing his nomination.
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This Congressman Doesn’t Think Climate Science Is Real. He Just Went On A Secret Tour Of The Melting Arctic.
The weeklong trip was sponsored by House Science Committee chair Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican infamous for his attacks on federal climate scientists.
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A Massive Chunk Of Antarctica Just Broke Off
And actually, climate change might not be to blame, scientists say.
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Many Women Of Color Feel Unsafe Working In Science, New Study Finds
Among astronomers, some 28% of women of color reported feeling unsafe in their workplace due to their race, and about 40% reported feeling unsafe because of their gender.
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We Have Been Lead Poisoning Ourselves For 2000 Years, Glacier Ice Shows
The Black Death, when people were too busy dying to mine for lead, was the only time period when lead in the air dropped back to its natural, undetectable levels.
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"Untreatable" Gonorrhea Is Most Definitely Becoming A Thing
A new report from 77 countries shows that the problem is becoming global in scale.
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This Map Shows How Some US Counties Are Prescribing Way More Opioids Than Others
"Clinical practice is all over the place," one expert said. Around 20,000 people died of prescription pain pill overdoses in 2015.
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Here’s How Much Money B-List Celebs Made Sponsoring This Bogus Food Intolerance Test On Instagram
How do you persuade B-list celebrities to plug your scientifically bogus food intolerance test on Instagram? Former employees at Pinnertest say it involves buying social media followers and paying stars thousands of dollars.
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