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A mother of three is alive thanks to a rare, lifesaving operation by medical professionals at Northwestern Medicine.

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Despite the initial hype, insect agriculture is facing the economic realities of competing with the traditional meat industry.

But the past decade has shown that even if you build an insect farm, the global market may not come. Of the 20 or so largest ...

Hummingbirds are on the move back to the United States after spending the winter in Mexico and Central America. Here's how close they are to you.

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Researchers at the University of California Riverside found that bed bugs avoid water because it can block their breathing.