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Life expectancy across 117 mammals was increased by hormonal contraception and surgical sterilization in new study.

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A father’s exposure to microplastics can alter sperm RNA in ways that increase metabolic disease risk in his daughters.

Earlier today, I stumbled upon a memory of Steven Pinker’s account of altruism in his seminal book “How the mind works” as I ...

Your home is trapping invisible pollutants. Each room could harbor distinct chemical threats from cooking fumes to aging ...

From sea creatures to spices and coral reefs to Cocos de Mer, Irene Feighan finds nature and sustainability at the heart of a ...

Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water, according to ...