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How a Mass Extinction Driven by Ancient Volcanoes Led to the Age of the Dinosaurs
[ad_1] Dinosaurs only started to live large after a mass extinction altered the planet in their favor. Lucas Atwell CC BY-SA 3.0 Everyone knows about the mass extinction that ended...
What Leaving the WHO Means for the U.S and the World
What Leaving the WHO Means for the U.S and the World
[ad_1] On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO)—a move that experts say makes the U.S....
Health Agencies On Communications Pause
[ad_1] With respiratory-disease season in full swing and a bird flu outbreak rapidly evolving, the new Trump Administration has ordered federal health agencies to secure White House approval before communicating...
A Los Angeles Photographer Captures the Devastating Fires Threatening His Beloved Community
[ad_1] When the Palisades Fire started in early January, I was out of town in a remote area in central California with practically no cell service, and my family was...
The Mental-Health Toll of the California Wildfires Is Just Beginning
The Mental-Health Toll of the California Wildfires Is Just Beginning
[ad_1] Firefighters are making progress on containing the wildfires that have been raging for weeks in Southern California. But even once the physical threat of the fires diminishes, the mental-health...
How to Get Better at Doing Things Alone
How to Get Better at Doing Things Alone
[ad_1] As a recent college graduate in a new city, Samantha Elliott thought she'd be lonely. Instead, she found companionship in the most unexpected place: with herself. And that, ironically,...
The Health Risks and Benefits of Weight-Loss Drugs
The Health Risks and Benefits of Weight-Loss Drugs
[ad_1] The newest weight-loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound, are incredibly popular. But doctors are still learning about all of the ways they affect the body—both helpful and harmful—beyond reducing weight.In...
11 Things to Do on Inauguration Day That Are Great for Your Mental Health
11 Things to Do on Inauguration Day That Are Great for Your Mental Health
[ad_1] On Monday, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. For some, it’s a highly anticipated day of celebration. Others have been dreading...
Why Is Every Human Being Riddled With Genetic Errors?
[ad_1] A vast mosaic of cells, some that are identical and some that are slightly different, make up the human body. Knowable Magazine You began when egg and sperm met,...
White House Pandemic Office May Shrink Under Trump
White House Pandemic Office May Shrink Under Trump
[ad_1] The White House office in charge of preparing for the next pandemic is down a wide black-and-white checkerboard hallway in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Its windows look out...
How Scientists and Composers Teamed Up to Create a Stunning Natural Version of Colombia’s National Anthem
[ad_1] Alexa Robles-Gil Daily Correspondent At dawn on a day in August, biologist Santiago Monroy and producer José Álvarez traversed through the Colombian forests and moors in search of birds....
FDA Authorizes Zyn Nicotine Pouches
FDA Authorizes Zyn Nicotine Pouches
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Federal health officials on Thursday backed the public health benefits of nicotine pouches, authorizing Philip Morris International’s Zyn to help adult smokers cut back or quit cigarettes.The...