On the delightfully nerdy role of birds and bird calls in Game of Thrones.
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From the Sewer to the Syringe
Biomedical researchers find remedies for antibiotic-resistant infections in grody places.
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‘Buried in the Cowboy Way, with His Tail to the Wind’
“There was no chance I was going to ask him to make another winter, but as long as he was hobbling to his golf course and chortling to me each morning, it seemed too early to end his life.”
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Take Two Stem Cell Injections and Don’t Call Me Until After I Cash Your $10,000 Cheque
What don’t these stem cell snake-oil salespeople have? Any science to prove their claims or any scruples about preying on the vulnerable.
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The Vital and Surprising Role of Driftwood
Driftwood provides the necessary habitat and shelter that feeds a raft of marine life all the way up the food chain.
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Sam Sayers
They’ve spent 8,000 hours searching for Sam Sayers.
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Why the Moon Is Suddenly a Hot Commodity
The next space race is on.
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A Mountain and a Range of Memories
“After Lathrop died, I could not bring myself to delete his phone number.”
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Canada’s Breeding Ground for Hate
How Canada’s new, educated, organized far-right has been using a video game app to try to influence mainstream politics and create a white ethno-state.
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When Your Doctor is Also an Opioid Addict
How one doctor beat his addiction to start helping members of his West Virginia community to do the same.