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October 19, 2022

Animals Some People Really Are Mosquito Magnets, and They're Stuck That Way Certain compounds in our skin determine how much we attract mosquitoes, new research suggests—and those compounds don't change much over time By Daniel Leonard

Genetics How the Ancient Viral DNA in Our Genome Affects Disease and Development Human endogenous retroviruses make up 8 percent of the human genome. Researchers are studying how active they are By Aidan Burn,The Conversation US

Climate Change New Jersey Invokes Superstorm Sandy Wreckage in New Climate Lawsuit The Garden State is one of two dozen local governments suing oil and gas companies for allegedly lying to consumers and contributing to global warming By Lesley Clark,E&E News

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Artificial Intelligence AI in Medicine Is Overhyped AI models for health care that predict disease are not as accurate as reports might suggest. Here's why By Visar Berisha,Julie Liss

Policy Fights between U.S. States and the National Government Are Endangering Public Health American federalism has destabilized the balance between states' and federal rights, thwarting effective response to the nation's health threats By Wendy E. Parmet

Psychology How to Stop Unwanted Thoughts Suppressing the flow of unwanted thoughts is possible and can help people cope with difficult memories By Ingrid Wickelgren

Plants How to Stop Your Jack-o'-Lantern from Rotting Prevent your jack-o'-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush before Halloween By Matt Kasson,The Conversation US

Drug Use Should Parents Really Be Worried About Rainbow Fentanyl? The candy-colored drugs are the latest Halloween scare, but history suggests such fears are overblown By Joel Best,The Conversation US

Pollution How Safe are U.S. Rivers 50 Years After the Clean Water Act? Millions of miles of U.S. rivers have dramatically improved in the half-century after the Clean Water Act, but climate change and other types of pollution still pose threats By Cari Shane

Climate Change California's 2020 Wildfires Negated Years of Emission Cuts Record-breaking wildfires released twice the amount of emissions that California cut between 2003 and 2019, though unlike fossil-fuel emissions, they can eventually be reabsorbed by vegetation By Anne C. Mulkern,E&E News

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