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  1. Animals

    Feeding sharks ‘junk food’ takes a toll on their health

    Many blacktip reef sharks in French Polynesia are commonly fed by tourists. But the low-quality diet is changing the sharks’ behavior and physiology.

    By Jake Buehler
  2. Health & Medicine

    Better male birth control is on the horizon

    Men have two birth control options: condoms and vasectomies. Why has it taken so long to develop more contraceptives?

    By Fred Schwaller
  3. Science & Society

    Trump orders sow chaos in global public health 

    A recent flurry of executive orders and surprise actions by the Trump administration have roiled WHO, the CDC and the international public health community.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Archaeology

    Here’s how ancient Amazonians became master maize farmers

    Casarabe people grew the nutritious crop year-round on savannas thanks to networks of drainage canals and ponds.