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These sharks hold their breath to stay warm in frigid waters

Insider

An American doctor couldn't finish her abortion training

Mercury News | Monterey County Herald

Colleges consider overhauling grading system for freshmen

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A cardiologist takes 3 supplements every day

Lookout Santa Cruz

Researchers work to restore Elkhorn Slough’s Olympia oysters

Lookout Santa Cruz

Pilot project aims to get Narcan into Santa Cruz County bars

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We need to know how to have sex in space, scientists say

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This simple tart cherry 'mocktail' recipe may speed recovery

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I tried the Blue Zones lentil soup recipe

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Here's what we know about how ashwagandha can impact testosterone, libido, and penis size

Supplements promoted to help 'adrenal fatigue' can actually make you feel worse, a doctor says

A pediatrician gives her kids these 4 supplements to stay healthy year-round

4 home remedies to get relief from constipation naturally, without traditional laxatives

A nutrition expert said probiotics can be helpful, but not everyone needs them

I tried the Blue Zones lentil soup recipe. It was full of fibrous superfoods and easy to make.

Eating Irish sea moss supposedly benefits your skin and lowers inflammation, but a dietician says it can cause problems

Adaptogens are used as a natural remedy to relieve stress. Here's what we know about the ingredient, found in mushrooms and plan

These supplements could help prevent UTIs, according to a doctor

Scientists have created a huge map of the human brain. It could help us treat more diseases.

A cardiologist takes 3 supplements every day that can help prevent fatigue and boost immune function

Science

Beer was the backdrop to Danish Golden Age masterpieces

World’s largest ‘scent arena’ reveals bloody preferences of mosquitoes

These sharks hold their breath to stay warm in frigid waters

For flying insects, night light hampers upright flight

Mercury News | Monterey County Herald

Colleges consider overhauling grading system for freshmen to ease transition to higher learning

Lookout Santa Cruz

As fentanyl crisis surges, pilot project aims to get Narcan into Santa Cruz County bars and nightclubs

How climate change is reshaping the Christmas tree

Bivalve boom? Researchers work to restore Elkhorn Slough’s Olympia oysters

UCSC faculty, students rally with academic workers as UC strike stretches on with little progress

A bagel evolution: Holey Roller reborn as Laundromat Bagels, adds S.F. restaurant

Little fish, big splash: Coho salmon’s Mill Creek debut stuns conservationists

Thirty-nine years in the making, Billy Bob Orchards offers 22 apple varieties through fall and winter

Good Times

How can we store more storm runoff before it flows into the ocean?

Eos

Leaves Are Springing Up Earlier Along the Appalachian Trail

Mongabay

Chimpanzee nut cracking leaves telltale marks on stones, providing clues to human evolution

The Synapse

Love on the Brain: How Neuropeptides Are Shaping Our Love Lives