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Go Easy on the Salt

Did road salt help cause the Flint water crisis?

Just Scratching the Surface

Sleek and majestic, these 35-foot whales have rarely been spotted alive . . . until now.

IMBY

Got 15 minutes to spare this weekend? You can advance science from your own backyard.

Sea Sickness

A Florida hospital is seeing a surge of sea turtles with debilitating tumors.

A Red Flag for Red Colobus

Hunted by humans and chimps and besieged by civil war and deforestation, Africa’s red colobus monkeys have few reasons to celebrate.

Drinking In the Heavy Metal

Thanks to the Flint water crisis, the city’s kids could experience terrible, long-lasting consequences from lead exposure.