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5 Ways Henrietta Lacks Changed Medical Science
The controversial history of her “immortal” cells will be the subject of an HBO movie
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Your Cells. Their Research. Your Permission?
Tissues from millions of Americans are used in research without their knowledge. These “clinical biospecimens” are leftovers from blood tests,…
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| Earth Optimism Summit | Smithsonian Conservation Commons
When only a handful of individuals remain, you might think all is lost. Yet scientists have used their ingenuity to…
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Experts warn 800 species, many endangered, affected by border wall
Mexico is home to 10 percent of all land species known to science, many of which are shared across North…
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Antarctica’s Sleeping Ice Giant Could Wake Soon
The massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet looks stable from above—but it’s a dangerously different story below
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On a Mission: Restoration to Return NASA Mission Control Room to Apollo Glory
A new initiative will restore NASA’s Mission Control at Johnson Space Center in Houston, bringing it back to its appearance…
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The Swashbuckling History of Women Pirates
When women roamed the high seas in search of fortune, freedom, and sometimes revenge
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How Ants Became the World’s Best Fungus Farmers
Ancient climate change may have spurred a revolution in ant agriculture, Smithsonian researchers find
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Trump Again Downplays Steve Bannon’s White House Role | The Huffington Post
Bannon is “a guy who works for me,” Trump said.
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Theatres to screen Orwell's 1984 to protest Trump | News | Al Jazeera
Nearly 200 cinemas will show the film version of the dystopian classic on Tuesday to encourage political conversation.