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  1. Agriculture

    Scientists say Beefalo are all beef, no -alo. Breeders disagree

    A whole-genome analysis of Beefalo, a hybrid bison-cattle breed, suggests very few individuals have any bison DNA at all, a new study reports.

    By Libby Riddle
  2. Health & Medicine

    Many U.S. teens underestimate fentanyl’s deadly risk

    A majority of 8th-graders and roughly a third of 10th- and 12th-graders do not see great risk in using fentanyl once or twice, a study reports.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Physics

    Pickles glow when you plug them in. Science explains why

    A scientist, a jar of pickles and a power strip walk into a room. The punchline involves physics, glowing condiments and a scientific party trick.