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So Much Produce Comes in Plastic. Is There a Better Way?

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If it seems like plastic surrounds nearly every cucumber, apple and pepper in the produce aisle, it does.What began with cellophane in the...
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A Lifetime Under the Moon’s Shadow

Barbara Chase -
A total solar eclipse, when the cosmos clicks into place with the worlds aligned like cue balls, may be one of the most...
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Person Infected With Bird Flu in Texas After Contact With Cattle

Barbara Chase -
At least one person in Texas has become ill following contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with avian influenza, state officials...
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Hospitals Must Get Written Patient Consent for Pelvic Exams, H.H.S. Says

Barbara Chase -
The Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday that hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before they undergo sensitive...
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Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?

Barbara Chase -
Blocking solar rays. Sucking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Ideas that sound like science fiction are now starting to become reality, raising concerns...
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Why Are Older Americans Drinking So Much?

Barbara Chase -
The phone awakened Doug Nordman at 3 a.m. A surgeon was calling from a hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., where Mr. Nordman’s father...
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Solving the ‘3 Body Problem’

Barbara Chase -
The show “3 Body Problem” premiered on March 21 and quickly became one of Netflix’s most-watched titles. It is an adventure story about...
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The Eclipse Was So Nice, They’re Doing It Twice

Barbara Chase -
It is rare for a total solar eclipse to hit the same place twice — once every 366 years on average. In 2019,...
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Watch Turkey’s Famous Stork on Live Webcam

Barbara Chase -
An unlikely friendship between a poor fisherman and a majestic bird that first visited his rowboat 13 years ago has captivated Turkey for...
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A Stork, a Fisherman and Their Unlikely Bond Enchant Turkey

Barbara Chase -
Thirteen years ago, a poor fisherman in a small Turkish village was retrieving his net from a lake when he heard a noise...
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