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How the Mifepristone Ruling Could Affect Abortion Access

The future of medication abortion, which accounts for more than half of abortions in the U.S., is in limbo after…

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JWST’s Newfound Galaxies Are the Oldest Ever Seen

In a cosmological matchup of “Are they or aren’t they?” the contest is firmly in the former’s favor—10 to one,…

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See the Sharp New Image of an Iconic Black Hole

The iconic first-ever view of a supermassive black hole sports a dramatic new look, thanks to machine learning. The picture…

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How Often Should People Get COVID Boosters?

Many people in the U.S. who are fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID have been waiting—eagerly in some cases—to receive…

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These Doctors Fought the Federal Bureau of Narcotics to Treat Addiction–With Drugs

After years of disappointing results in her quest to treat heroin addiction, Marie Nyswander was more than ready to try…

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Electric Car Production Will Accelerate after EPA’s Historic Tailpipe Emissions Rules

CLIMATEWIRE | The tailpipe emissions rules EPA proposed Wednesday are the sticks to Congress' carrots, providing the clearest view yet of…

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How Bears Hibernate without Getting Blood Clots

Despite spending more than half the year hibernating in frigid temperatures, brown bears (Ursus arctos) remain remarkably healthy. These idle…

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New Planet-Hunting Technique Finds Worlds We Can See Directly

When astronomers discovered the first worlds orbiting other stars thirty years ago, they also began taking what might be called…

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The NYPD’s Robot Dog Was a Really Bad Idea: Here’s What Went Wrong

Editor’s Note (4/12/23): On Tuesday New York City mayor Eric Adams announced that the New York City Police Department (NYPD)…

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The EPA Wants Two-Thirds of U.S. Car Sales to Be Electric by 2032

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed a landmark set of pollution regulations that could spark an electric-vehicle revolution…

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