Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power In Pacific Northwest
More rain is expected for Washington state and Oregon on Sunday, after a storm downed trees and flooded roads across the region.
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West Virginia Grapples With High Drug Costs
Climbing drug prices are taking a toll on West Virginia's budget, some state legislators say. Expensive drugs fuel an increase in Medicaid spending, which leaves less money for schools and roads.
In Fight Against Food Waste, Brits Find A Worthy Battlefield: The Home
Reducing food waste is complicated, but the clearest success story may be the United Kingdom, where households cut the amount of food they wasted by about 20 percent.
Spin To Survive: How 'Saturn On Steroids' Keeps From Self-Destructing
A distant planet has rings so large it makes Saturn look like a child's toy. But, until now, scientists have been baffled about how the enormous rings keep from self-destructing. The answer: spin.
The Universe Has Almost 10 Times More Galaxies Than We Thought
A new study finds there are about 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe, up from about 200 billion. It's the first major revision to that number since the 1990s.
Organ Donations Spike In The Wake Of The Opioid Epidemic
So far this year, more than 1 in 4 donations in New England are from people who died after a drug overdose — a much higher rate than in the U.S. overall, though it's not clear why.
In Other News: This Photo Of An Elephant Snuggling An Ostrich
It can be hard for different animals to get along, but Pea and Jotto have figured it out.
A Spider Across The Room Can 'Hear' You, Study Finds
"Based on what we know, this shouldn't be happening, but it definitely is," Harvard fellow Paul Shamble says. The researchers' finding changes what we know about how spiders experience the world.
Study Suggests Mindfulness Meditation Could Help Fight Chronic Pain
We are in the midst of a global opioid epedemic, largly created though the use of prescription opiods. One ancient form of pain meditation is being explored with robust scientific rigor for use as a possible alternative.
Apes May Be More Like Us Than We Thought
Blogger Alva Noë looks at new research showing apes understand what we think: They are able to differentiate how someone thinks something to be from how it actually is.