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Any amount of opioid use was associated with a higher risk of arrest, parole or probation according to a new study.

With More Opioid Use, People Are More Likely To Get Caught Up In The Justice System

7:50pm July 06, 2018

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A new study shows Americans with opioid addiction are more likely to have been arrested or convicted of a crime, suggesting a need to involve police, courts and jails in treating addiction.

Jana Krocakova and Petra Plankova of Mamma HELP show off their new brew aimed at helping breast cancer patients undergoing chemo to "feel normal" and overcome their impaired sense of taste.

Czech Company Designs A Nonalcoholic Beer To Taste Good To Cancer Patients

3:43pm July 06, 2018

by Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas

A nonalcoholic brew joins the growing market to help chemo patients overcome the changes in their palates that make food unappealing. And it just might help them feel better, too.

Beryl, the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2018 season, was headed for the Lesser Antilles, where it was expected to make landfall by Monday.

Beryl Becomes 'Very Tiny' First Hurricane Of Atlantic Season

2:26pm July 06, 2018

by Amy Held

The Category 1 storm is expected to cross the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean by late Sunday or early Monday. Some of the islands are still recovering from last year's hits by Maria and Irma.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt was among the most controversial of President Trump's original Cabinet-level picks.

Scott Pruitt Out At EPA

7:02pm July 05, 2018

After months of ethics scandals and investigations, the embattled Environmental Protection Agency head has resigned, the president said Thursday.

In 'Light Of The Stars,' Adam Frank Studies Alien Worlds To Find Earth's Fate

5:32pm July 05, 2018

Astrophysicist Adam Frank has a new book out, Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth. He talks to NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about it.

Spiders can fly long distances by releasing long strands of silk, which get picked up by the wind.

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When Spiders Go Airborne, It's Electric — Literally

1:51pm July 05, 2018

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Many spiders ply the skies by riding "balloons" of silk. And they rely on something more than just the wind to take them high up and far away.

During his life, Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was known not only for his novels, but for his scientific research and public health advocacy.

A Twist On Charles Dickens: He Was A Public Health Pioneer Too

1:11pm July 05, 2018

by Joanne Silberner

A new museum exhibit in London reveals a hidden side of the literary great. It turns out he was prolific not just as a novelist, but also as a promoter of public health and medical discoveries.

There's a common misconception that people of color don't need sunscreen. Welp.

Will Your Melanin Protect You From The Sun?

10:44am July 05, 2018

by Leah Donnella

There are lots of misconceptions about dark skin and sunshine. One of the most common? That black people can't get skin cancer.

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Keeper Zachariah Mutai attends in March to Fatu, one of only two female northern white rhinos left in the world, in the pen where she is kept for observation, at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia county in Kenya. Scientists have successfully grown hyb

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Scientists Hope Lab-Grown Embryos Can Save Rhino Species From Extinction

6:12pm July 04, 2018

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Only two northern white rhinos remain, and they're both female. But researchers said Wednesday that they successfully have created embryos using sperm collected from the males before they died out.

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NASA has released a fireworks-like image of a nebula in the constellation Carina.

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LOOK: Hot, Young Stars Form 'Celestial Fireworks'

4:15pm July 04, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

NASA posted the glittery image of stars that "live fast and die young" on the eve of Independence Day. It shows a cluster of "huge, hot" stars called NGC 3603, about 20,000 light years away.