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Scary Stuff

Science isn't always lollipops and sunshine. Sometimes it teaches us things about the world that we wish we didn't know.

These unregulated, potentially dangerous chemicals are probably already in your bloodstream

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Researchers have known that there are unsafe compounds in our water for decades, but the government is just starting to catch up

Anna Robuck, University of Rhode Island

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Pulling all-nighters may damage your brain

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Hannah Thomasy, University of Washington

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Why don't Americans care about chemicals?

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Anna Robuck, University of Rhode Island

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We can no longer count on nature's 'self-correction' to curb warming

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Alanna Shaw, University of Montana

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Toxic chemicals are being freed from melting glaciers

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Carrie McDonough, Colorado School of Mines

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HIV uses camouflage to hide from cell defenses

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Maya Emmons-Bell, UC Berkeley

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Only eight hurricanes hit New England in 100 years. Soon more will head for Boston

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Michael Graw, Oregon State University

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Animals feel a 'landscape of fear' – just like humans

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Cassie Freund, Wake Forest University

How this beautiful, invasive jellyfish adapts to dominate foreign ecosystems

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Kelsey Lucas, University of Michigan

We know terrifyingly little about how our bodies respond to pollutants, but that's changing

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Fish DNA can change in response to pollution. What about the rest of us?

Anna Robuck, University of Rhode Island

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