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Powerball Lottery Winning Made Inevitable (If Not Easy) Jan 11, 2016

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Some set of numbers will definitely be drawn in the $1.3-billion Powerball Lottery, so all you have to do is make sure you hold every possible combination of numbers.

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Iceman Ötzi Died with a Bellyache Jan 08, 2016

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Researchers were able to determine the genome of stomach bacteria that infected the famous Iceman at the time of his death, in the process giving us clues about ancient human migrations.

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Allergies May Have Been Bequeathed by Neandertals Jan 07, 2016

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Many non-African humans today have genes—which apparently made it into us via Neandertals—that ramp up resistance to pathogens, but bring on allergies, too. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Needle Exchange Programs Now Get Fed Support Jan 06, 2016

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More than a quarter century after the federal funding ban on needle exchange programs went into effect, it has quietly been almost completely lifted.

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Obama Notes Blocks of Gun Violence Research Jan 05, 2016

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In his announcement today that he was taking executive action to require more gun sellers to be licensed and to do background checks on gun buyers, Pres. Barack Obama also touched on the problems facing public health researchers who try to study gun violence and deaths.

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Big Cats and People Live in Close Quarters in India Jan 04, 2016

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The numbers of large carnivores, especially leopards, are increasing in private lands and lands outside the protected-area systems in India, bringing new challenges for coexistence.

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Asphalt Roads Could De-Ice Themselves Dec 31, 2015

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Researchers engineered bitumen—the sticky black stuff in asphalt—to release its own salt, to battle the formation of ice. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Race-Based Brand Preferences Found for Underage Drinkers Dec 30, 2015

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Twelve alcohol brands among the top 25 preferred brands for teen black drinkers don’t appear at all on the top 25 for young white drinkers

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Baby Whales Pecked to Death by Gulls Dec 29, 2015

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Almost all southern right whale calves off the coast of Argentina’s Peninsula Valdez are being fed upon, some fatally, by kelp gulls, which was a rare occurrence four decades ago

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Polar Bears Must Work Harder on Faster Sea Ice Treadmill Dec 28, 2015

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Thinner sea ice is getting pushed farther by Arctic winds, which makes polar bears walk more to stay in the same place, increasing their need for food.

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