Got Your Flu Shot Yet? Consider This A Reminder
A research review suggests reminding people when their vaccinations are due or overdue increases the number of people who get immunized.
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'Super Blue Blood Moon' Coming Wednesday
Wednesday morning brings an astronomical trifecta: a supermoon, a blue moon and a blood moon.
Business And Wildlife Groups Skip The Fight, Work Together To Save A Species
When an animal is listed as endangered that can be bad news for nearby businesses. That's why Georgia's biggest utility is helping to protect the slow-breeding gopher tortoise.
At One NASA Lab, Art And Science Share The Same Orbit
The artists of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratories have made travel posters for distant planets, simulated Jupiter's churning atmosphere and translated satellite movements into sound.
Children Who Survive Congenital Heart Defects Can Face New Problems As Adults
It was a medical miracle: Surgery that made it possible for babies born with heart defects to live to adulthood. But for some, those mended hearts start to falter decades later.
Honeybees Help Farmers, But They Don't Help The Environment
Maybe honeybees get too much attention. They are agricultural animals, like sheep or cattle, and they sometimes make life harder for wild bees. In fact, the bees in true peril are the wild ones.
One Of The World's Rarest Fish Is A Little Less Rare Than We Thought
The red handfish, named for hand-shaped fins on the sides of its body, doesn't really swim — it walks slowly along the seafloor. A new population of the striking creature has been found off Tasmania.
An Uncle's Overdose Spurs Medicaid Official To Change Course
Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky, until recently chief medical officer for Medicaid, quit his job to more directly fight the stigma of addiction — a stigma that made his beloved uncle afraid to ask for help.
Viral Video From A Somali Comic Conquers The Internet
Millions are watching Barbar, a music video from Somali-born comedian Oomaar. Fans are making their own versions. What's it all about?
How To Teach Mosquitoes To Leave You Alone
Mosquitoes find some people way more delicious than others. Now scientists have found a way to make you less attractive, no chemicals needed.