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Evolution of coral could help keep warming threat away
Scientists discover a heat tolerance gene that could help corals adapt
Science
'We are entering a mass extinction' as animal species disappear
Animal species are disappearing at an accelerating rate — portending the sixth mass extinction in the 4.5-billion-year history of the Earth, a study concludes.
Science
Albino children maimed by superstition in Tanzania
Deemed to be ghosts, albino children are hunted by shamans, who use their body parts in witchcraft and potions. Their mutilation is thought to bring good luck to the attackers and others who visit witch doctors.
Science
More kids grapple with unhealthy adult conditions
Child obesity is leading to more diagnoses of these conditions in children, conditions doctors once thought to be found only in adults
Science
Scientists emerge from Hawaiian isolation after simulating life on Mars
A NASA-funded study tracked scientists cut off from world for eight months to gain data for a future Mars mission.
Variety
June 18: 2015: U faulted for sloppy reporting in drug studies
A second review of industry-funded drug trials at the University of Minnesota has found lapses in reporting of adverse events such as injuries, but no deaths beyond the suicide of Dan Markingson a decade ago.
Science
Argentine province requires hospital clowns by law
Tapping into the healing power of laughter, specially trained clowns will be hired by public hospitals in Argentina's largest province.
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