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More than half of the Colorado River's water is used to grow crops, primarily livestock feed, a new study finds. The river and its users are facing tough decisions as the climate warms.
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Kemmerer, Wyo., is on the front line of America's energy transition, with its coal plant slated to close and a nuclear plant in the works. But some think the rush to quit fossil fuels is impractical.
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As billions from opioid settlements pour into states, Pennsylvania's efforts against addiction could be hamstrung because clean syringes could be considered illegal drug paraphernalia.
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One researcher says it has become "standard" for any unexpected event "to be run through a filter of conspiracy theories based on the personal brand of the person spreading the theory."
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With a dramatic jump in cases — and a strain of mpox that is deadlier than the virus that went global in 2022 — specialists are scrambling to reign it in.
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Sometimes health care means being able to go out and watch a wrestling match, according to Dr. Clarissa Kripke. She's pioneering a new kind of care for people with disabilities.
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A team of scientists argue that new vaccines and treatments wouldn't be critical if humans could figure out how to stop viruses from spilling over from animals in the first place.
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Meta is now limiting the amount of political content it recommends to Instagram and Threads users. Here's why it made the change — and how to opt out of it.
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NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with Lance Price of the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center about Chick-fil-A's decision to drop its "no antibiotics ever" pledge.
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The eclipse on April 8 provides a unique opportunity for students across the country to conduct science. NASA is backing a nationwide project to collect data with research balloons.
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The billionaire sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate after the group published a series of reports detailing an uptick of hate speech on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
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Kate Middleton said she took time to explain her cancer diagnosis to her children. What does an ideal version of that conversation look like?