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The Hidden Costs of Men’s Social Isolation
When men suffer social isolation, women may pay the price, too
"Men are struggling—at least, that’s what many headlines suggest. Compared with women, they report having fewer and less supportive friendships. Men lag behind dramatically in achievements such as higher education attainment. Suicide rates, too, reveal a grim gender disparity: women attempt suicide more often, but men are far more likely to die by it."

 

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Worst avian flu crisis ever recorded spreads across Antarctica
A Spanish expedition finds the potentially lethal virus ‘in all animal species detected at each site’
"The team has already detected the virus in 28 carcasses of half a dozen different species: Antarctic pigeons, kelp gulls, crabeater seals, gentoo penguins, Adélie penguins and skuas, a migratory seabird. Alcamí‘s report, to which EL PAÍS has had access, warns that “the viral load in the dead animals is very high, which indicates a risk of exposure to the virus in the vicinity of the carcasses.”
 
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I Left Florida To Try Lab-Grown Meat
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis banned cultivated meat, Reason's Zach Weissmueller visited California labs to try cultivated chicken and salmon and explore the future of this industry.
 

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Brewing tea removes lead from water
Process passively removes significant amount of toxic heavy metals from drinking water
 

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I got my mouth on Silicon Valley’s favorite new $250 toothpaste
Is this what the end of cavities tastes like? A new probiotic product tries to transform the microbiome in your mouth.
"The theory behind Lumina is that certain harmful bacteria in the mouth contribute to cavities, and that by introducing a supercharged bacterial strain, you might be able to permanently transform the oral microbiome to stop cavities from forming."