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The algae Melosira arctica is the foundation of the food chain, and its contamination could have major consequences for ecosystems and the climate. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The court has given itself a deadline extension until late Friday night to decide whether mifepristone should remain legal. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Scientists believe lasting symptoms following a coronavirus infection are not a single disorder. So new clinical trials are hunting for a range of solutions. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The most comprehensive survey of how we share our microbiomes suggests a new way of thinking about diseases that aren’t usually considered contagious. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The single-dose antibiotic regimen dramatically reduces transmission of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. But it doesn’t have the CDC’s blessing yet. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A new book explores the far-reaching impact of germs and viruses on human society. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Fifth Circuit ruling that keeps mifepristone available, but curtails access to it, is the newest front in a battle over the FDA’s power to approve medications. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Aquifer thermal energy storage can use groundwater to heat and cool buildings—decarbonizing homes and businesses in the process. Read the article here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Neoplants says its pothos has superior purification properties—but you’ll still need a lot of them to get the job done. Read the article here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
New research shows that the cells’ garbage-clearing function deteriorates with age—and opens the door to reversing the process. Read the article here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
With new satellites and programs, the agency is tackling air quality from all angles—for the health of people and the planet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
For the first time, researchers transferred them to the wombs of female monkeys, where the embryo-like structures produced a response similar to pregnancy. Read the article here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
By recreating an early state of matter called the quark-gluon plasma, scientists hope to understand the conditions that made the universe what it is today. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Alice Pelton, founder of The Lowdown, the world’s first contraception review platform, discusses the power of equipping women with information. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Meat brewed in bioreactors is on the way, but it’s still too expensive. The solution? Add a whole lot of plants. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An innovative research project delivers new evidence about the challenging life of astronauts on the International Space Station. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Grail’s Galleri aims to screen for many more types of tumor than was previously possible. Large-scale clinical trials are underway. Read the article here Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ice can trap pollutants and accelerate their breakdown, with troubling environmental consequences. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
New research shows that seabirds’ ingestion of the pollutant scars their insides—a new disease called “plasticosis”—and may disturb their microbiomes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
As climate change makes storms warmer and wetter, the state’s flood control system is struggling to keep up. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Governments are ignoring calls to stop fossil fuel expansion—despite there being little time left to avoid the worst effects of global warming. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An energy-saving coating needs no pigments, and it keeps the surface beneath it 30 degrees cooler. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The hard electrodes inserted into the brain to treat Parkinson’s and paralysis damage the organ’s soft tissue. A new invention could change that. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The IPCC’s synopsis of the state of climate science warns that we’re running out of time to avoid ever-worsening disaster. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The US is proposing bold action to clean thousands of “forever chemicals” out of drinking water. It’s long overdue. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Researchers seek to develop advanced propulsion systems that can transform long-distance space exploration. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
We asked experts how to craft a more intentional, peace-filled ritual to support a better night’s sleep. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Want to take control inside your dreams? Turns out it’s a skill you can practice. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A new experiment pulled off the most precise measurement of an electron’s self-generated magnetic field—and the universe’s subatomic model is at stake. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Relativity Space’s attempt to reach orbit heralds the increasing use of 3D printing in the space sector. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
