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Eleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54

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Eleanor Maguire, a cognitive neuroscientist whose research on the human hippocampus — especially those belonging to London taxi drivers — transformed the understanding...
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Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer

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A Texas county is taking steps to declare a state of emergency and seek federal assistance over farmland contaminated with harmful “forever chemicals,”...
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NIH Research Grants Lag Behind Last Year’s by $1 Billion

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Federal research funding to tackle areas like cancer, diabetes and heart disease is lagging by about $1 billion behind the levels of recent...
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Hummingbirds Living in a Hive Found for the First Time

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Hummingbirds are tiny and delicate, but don’t be fooled: They are among the most aggressive birds in the avian kingdom. Their territorial fury...
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Lasers, Waffle Fries and the Secrets in Pterosaurs’ Tails

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Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in size from pigeons to...
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Abortion Provider Won’t Be Extradited to Louisiana, N.Y. Governor Says

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Louisiana officials seeking to prosecute a New York doctor who sent abortion medication to a resident of that state were thrown a roadblock...
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Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas

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In a case that could have major implications for abortion access in the United States, a Texas judge on Thursday ordered a New...
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This City’s Sewer System Is Full of Alligators, but It’s Not New York

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An enduring urban legend has it that blind, albino alligators patrol New York City’s sewers. These mythical crocodilians have become ingrained in the...
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C.D.C. Study Finds Silent Bird Flu Infections in Dairy Veterinarians

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Three dairy veterinarians, including one who worked only in states with no known bird flu outbreaks in cows, had recent, undetected bird flu...
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After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds

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Infant mortality increased along with births in most states with abortion bans in the first 18 months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe...
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