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Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won't bleed this unique species dry

Horseshoe crabs play a unique role in medicine, but they’re also ecologically important in their home waters along the Atlantic coast. Can regulators balance the needs of humans and nature?

Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won't bleed this unique species dry
Opinion|Science

Science is a human right − and its future is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Decades ago, the international community codified science as a cultural right and protected expression of human creativity. Reaffirming science’s value can help it better serve humanity.

Science is a human right − and its future is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Health|Science

I set out to investigate where silky sharks travel − and by chance documented a shark's amazing power to regenerate its sabotaged fin

After scientists’ GPS tracking tag was violently removed from one shark’s dorsal fin, they were in for a surprise: The wound didn’t just heal, but the missing tissue grew back.

I set out to investigate where silky sharks travel − and by chance documented a shark's amazing power to regenerate its sabotaged fin
Health|Science

Transgender regret? Research challenges narratives about gender-affirming surgeries

The findings push back against the notion that many transgender people end up wishing they hadn’t gone through with gender-affirming surgeries.

Transgender regret? Research challenges narratives about gender-affirming surgeries
Environment|News|Science|World

Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat – but there are solutions

The most comprehensive assessment yet of a powerful greenhouse gas shows which countries are driving the increase, and which ones are successfully cutting emissions.

Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat – but there are solutions
News|Opinion|US

Jewish critics of Zionism have clashed with American Jewish leaders for decades

American foreign aid to Israel has long relied on the support of American Jews. But American Jews have never been unified in their support for Israel or about Israel’s role in American Jewish life.

Jewish critics of Zionism have clashed with American Jewish leaders for decades
Health

Kidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away − a bioethicist explains why

As it is now, the transplant system treats kidneys from all Black donors as if they are at higher risk for failing, even though only some are.

Kidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away − a bioethicist explains why
Health|US

Cannabis legalization may hit a ‘red wall’ at the ballot box

Five states have marijuana on the ballot in some form this November. But the once-bipartisan legalization movement now faces an uphill battle in states dominated by Republicans.

Cannabis legalization may hit a ‘red wall’ at the ballot box
Health|US

Ballot measures to legalize recreational use of cannabis fail in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota

Two medical measures in Nebraska passed decisively but face legal challenges.

Ballot measures to legalize recreational use of cannabis fail in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota

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