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To Save The Science Poster, Researchers Want To Kill It And Start Over

Scientists often share their latest research on posters displayed at big conferences. Posters are a long-standing tradition, but one reformer says they're mostly terrible and need to change.
- Nell Greenfieldboyce
CEOs Becoming More Active On Political Issues, Including Abortion

Historically, CEOs spoke out on political issues relevant to their bottom lines, but as the fight over abortion escalates, some say their employees and customers expect them to take a stand.
- Yuki Noguchi
Critics question ethics of study on marijuana during pregnancy

The University of Washington is reevaluating the ethics of an upcoming study of the effects of marijuana on unborn babies.
- Ann Dornfeld
Why I stopped looking at depression memes even though some of them were really funny

If you've ever been online, you've probably seen plenty of memes. Kermit the Frog drinking tea is a famous one. They are often humorous, but there's a darker side of internet memes that focus on depression.
- Zuheera Ali
A Musical Brain May Help Us Understand Language And Appreciate Tchaikovsky

Compared with monkeys, humans have a brain that is extremely sensitive to a sound's pitch. And that may reflect our exposure to speech and music.
- Jon Hamilton
Insys Files For Chapter 11, Days After Landmark Opioid Settlement Of $225 Million

The maker of a highly addictive fentanyl-based drug wants to sell its assets to pay some $250 million in debts. The move could let the company out of part of the settlement deal reached last week.
- Vanessa Romo
'We have to do more': Community leaders respond to state report on missing indigenous women

Fifty-six Native American women are listed as missing in Washington, according to a new State Patrol report. But representatives of the Native American community told a Seattle City Council hearing on Wednesday that the numbers are an undercount, the result of persistent barriers to gathering data.
- Kate Walters
Accumulated Mutations Create A Cellular Mosaic In Our Bodies

It turns out you aren't simply a clone of cells from the womb. Over a lifetime, mutations create a patchwork of tissues made with pieces that have subtly different genetic signatures.
- Richard Harris
Microplastics Have Invaded The Deep Ocean — And The Food Chain

Giant gyres of plastic in the ocean grab headlines, but it's the tiny bits of plastic that scare scientists. And they've made their way everywhere, a new study finds — including in our seafood.
- Christopher Joyce
Oakland City Council Effectively Decriminalizes Psychedelic Mushrooms

That makes it the second U.S. city to do so – last month, Denver voters approved a ballot initiative that decriminalizes the "magic" mushrooms.
- Merrit Kennedy

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