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Sodium Is Everywhere: Here’s How to Lower Your Intake

Most Americans consume more salt than is recommended by the FDA. A Yale Medicine expert explains how to lower your intake.

Worried About Osteoporosis? 4 Ways to Help Prevent the Disease

A Yale Medicine endocrinologist discusses steps women can take to prevent further bone loss from osteoporosis.

Should You Take Aspirin to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke?

A Yale Medicine cardiologist explains the nuances of taking daily baby aspirin to prevent either a first or repeat heart attack or stroke.

Scientists Create New Way to Predict Rogue Waves in Crossing Sea Conditions

“Rogue” waves—unusual and enormous—pose a threat to ships.

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Cancer lab makes surprise discoveries in heart disease

Sometimes science can lead to unexpected discoveries in unexpected places. That’s what Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor David Spector experienced this year.

Danger or pleasure? How we learn to tell the difference

Deep within our brain’s temporal lobes, two almond-shaped cell masses help keep us alive. This tiny region, called the amygdala, assists with a variety of brain activities. It helps us learn and remember.

Here’s How Honeybees Fly in Windy Condition

New research suggests that even in turbulent wind, honeybees maintain their average flying velocity and move in a zig-zag-like pattern.

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Scientists Find First Ultra-Black Color in Deep-Sea Fishes

While out collecting invertebrates for research, Karen Osborn, a research zoologist, often finds extra creatures in her trawl net and takes pictures of the ones that catch her eye.

Digitization Allows Public Access to Smithsonian’s Hidden Collections

2.8 millions items in the National Museum of Natural History’s collections went open access on Feb. 25.

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Artists Show Human Impact on the Planet in New Exhibit

The exhibition raises the question of what is “natural” in a world dominated by humans

Meet the Scientist Studying How Organisms Become Fossils

In the latest iteration of “Meet a SI-entist,” get to know the scientist who pioneered a new scientific field - taphonomy.

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