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Claims that genes determine intelligence, health and social outcomes are reappearing. But modern science shows environment and opportunity matter far more than genes.

As the war in Iran enters its fourth week, the costs are adding up. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Doug Weir, with the Conflict and War Observatory, about impacts to human health and the environment.

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On World Wildlife Day 2026, WWF-Pakistan calls for urgent action to curb illegal wildlife trade and unsustainable harvesting practices that are placing country’s rich biodiversity under increasing ...

When you walk into a doctor’s office, you assume something so basic that it barely needs articulation: your doctor has touched a body before. They have studied anatomy, seen organs and learned the ...

A rare fossil discovery in Ethiopia has pushed the known range of Paranthropus hundreds of miles farther north than ever before. The 2.6-million-year-old jaw suggests this ancient relative of humans ...

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Botanist Leilooney (@leilooney) recently stumbled upon an interesting plant while foraging and shared some information about it with her TikTok followers. "There is no such thing as overharvesting ...