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How Some Parents Brought CBD to Market to Treat Epilepsy
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About a third of epilepsy patients don't respond to medication.
How Cannabis Affects Teens' Brains
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Our natural endocannabinoids reach their highest levels as the brain develops.
The Anatomy of an African Wild Dog Hunt
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Lions and African wild dogs hunt their prey very differently.
Meet the NASA Scientist Who Uses Lasers to Study Forests
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This researcher shoots lasers at trees in order to measure how much carbon forests store.
Half Sisters Unite Thanks to DNA Testing
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In 2018, June Smith takes a consumer DNA test, hoping to solve a longstanding mystery.
Repairing Notre Dame's Vaults with Underground Quarries
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Hidden under Paris is a rich source of limestone, a vast labyrinth of quarry tunnels.
How—and why—DNA Testing Uses Biased Reference Databases
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Are DNA ancestry tests equally accurate for all test takers?
How Percy Julian Became a Great 20th Century Scientist
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It took Black chemist Percy Julian more than 10 years to earn his Ph.D.
This Detector Can Catch Cosmic Neutrinos
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Neutrinos could help unlock one of the biggest mysteries in physics today.
Incarcerated for Cannabis: Who's Still in Prison and Why?
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Many states have legalized cannabis for medical use, but thousands are still in prison.
What Gives Hot Peppers Their Heat?
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"Beyond the Elements" host David Pogue explores the science of hot peppers—viscerally.
Lingering Symptoms from COVID-19 are “Unprecedented”
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Could an out-of-order immune system be to blame?
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