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The Great Bear Rainforest is a model for how to save trees
In the summer of 1993, everyone I knew was chaining themselves to something. And where I grew up, on the west coast of Canada, the fight was over… -
Lung Cancer Screening Program Finds A Lot That's Not Cancer
Screening for lung cancer using low-dose CT scans can save lives, but at a cost: Tests frequently produce anxiety-producing false alarms and prompt… -
New Medical Worry: Deadly Fungal Infection That Resists Treatment
You've probably heard of antibiotic resistance — germs that can resist the drugs designed to wipe them out.Now there's a new kind of resistance to worry… -
Marijuana's Health Effects? Top Scientists Weigh In
So far, more than half of all U.S. states have legalized marijuana for medical use, and eight (plus the District of Columbia) have legalized the drug for… -
New Study: Carbon Cap and Trade Saves Lives
A new study this week finds that a regional carbon cap and trade system has saved hundreds of lives and billions of dollars for New Englanders. Officials… -
Scientists Predict Star Collision Visible To The Naked Eye In 2022
Scientists predict that a pair of stars in the constellation Cygnus will collide in 2022, give or take a year, creating an explosion in the night sky so… -
A Really Big Crack In An Antarctic Ice Shelf Just Got Bigger
Right now, a big chunk of Antarctic ice is hanging on by a frozen thread.British researchers monitoring the crack in the Larsen C ice shelf say that only… -
Evidence-Based Tips for Keeping New Year's Resolutions
If you’re already struggling to keep your New Year’s resolutions, you’re not alone. A 2016 study found that 45 percent of Americans make resolutions, but… -
Some Bizarre Black Holes Put On Light Shows
People think of black holes as nightmare vacuum cleaners, sucking in everything in reach, from light to stars to Matthew McConaughey in the movie… -
Scientists Blast Antimatter Atoms With A Laser For The First Time
In a technological tour de force, scientists have developed a new way to probe antimatter.For the first time, researchers were able to zap antimatter…
