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Genealogy companies could struggle to keep clients’ data from police
Police probably won’t stop searching DNA family trees to find crime suspects. New restrictions on database searches could spur more fights over privacy.
By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:00pm, June 10, 2019
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The U.S. is still using many pesticides that are banned in other countries
By Maria Temming | 8:00am, June 10, 2019
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Exhibit | Science & Society
The Smithsonian’s ‘Deep Time’ exhibit gives dinosaurs new life
By Carolyn Gramling | 12:17pm, June 04, 2019
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Science Visualized | Science & Society
Watch the oldest surviving film of a total solar eclipse
By Lisa Grossman | 5:03pm, May 30, 2019
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Soapbox | Science & Society
A cognitive neuroscientist warns that the U.S. justice system harms teen brains
By Laura Sanders | 11:00am, May 22, 2019
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How the battle against measles varies around the world
By Sujata Gupta | 6:00am, May 21, 2019
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Science Stats | Science & Society
1 million species are under threat. Here are 5 ways we speed up extinctions
By Carolyn Gramling | 6:00am, May 08, 2019
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Medical student evaluations appear riddled with racial and gender biases
By Bethany Brookshire | 7:00am, May 06, 2019
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Facebook data show how many people left Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
By Sujata Gupta | 7:00am, May 03, 2019
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Experiences | Science & Society
A science-themed escape room gives the brain a workout
By Emily Conover | 12:40pm, April 29, 2019
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