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How one teenager encourages her grandmother to make healthier lifestyle choices in light of a chronic disease. Alyse Nichols is so ...

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Usually, when we talk about climate change, we’re talking about things that might or might not happen 50 or 100 years from now. But ...

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Michelle Kondo is a research scientist with USDA Forest Service. She uses spatial epidemiology and health geography methods to evaluate health and safety effects of urban sustainability programs and projects. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Does urban greening boost public health?

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How science plays a role in baking the perfect cookie

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Sea level rise spells salty future for coastal farms

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Why lower notes hold the key to rhythm

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When music becomes therapy for seniors with dementia, Alzheimer’s and depression

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