Week In Science: The FDA is changing what foods can be called "healthy"

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January 3—This week, cosmic superstructures go against the rules of the universe, new food labels are coming, and former president Jimmy Carter's health care legacy. That and more below. Happy New Year! --Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor

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Do We Live in a Special Part of the Universe? According to a tenet scientists call the cosmological principle, our place in space is in no way exceptional. But recent observations could overturn this long-held assumption Sarah Scoles

People Living in Las Vegas's Tunnels Urged to Get Medical Treatment Street medicine providers and homeless outreach workers who travel into Las Vegas's drainage tunnels have noticed an uptick in the number of people living underground, and it can be difficult to persuade them to come aboveground for medicine and treatment Angela Hart; KFF Health News

The FDA Is Changing What Foods Can Be Called 'Healthy' Whole grains and fruits are in, and added sugar is out. That's going to change what's on a lot of cereal boxes and other things Reyna Gobel

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Concerning Bird Flu Virus Mutations Found in Severely Ill Patient Samples from a hospitalized patient in Louisiana show changes that could make the H5N1 virus spread more easily between humans Tanya Lewis

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Jimmy Carter, Who Has Died at Age 100, Spared Millions of People from Guinea Worm Former president Jimmy Carter's charity has helped transform Guinea worm from a disease that used to infect millions to one that infects fewer than a dozen Charles Schmidt

The U.S. Drone Panic Mirrors UFO Overreactions We need less uproar over everyday drones and more critical attention about ones near airports and other restricted airspace Sean Kirkpatrick

An Earth-Rocking Cosmic Explosion Turns 20 Twenty years ago today a magnetar's epic tantrum made our planet ring like a bell from tens of thousands of light-years away Phil Plait

How to Tactfully Ask Your Child's Friend's Parents if They Have Guns at Home A gun safety check of where your child is going for a playdate or sleepover may save lives Sara Novak

Nearly Forgotten 'Phage Therapy' Fights Antibiotic Resistance In a new book, a science journalist recounts the story of a lifesaving treatment for infection that scientists broadly dismissed until recently Saima S. Iqbal, intern writer

Nanotech Scientists Build on an Insect's Odd Soccer-Ball-Like Excretions to Design Ingenious Camouflage Artificial versions of nanoscale soccer-ball-like structures called brochosomes might be used to make new forms of military camouflage, self-cleaning surfaces or hydrogen fuel Ivan Amato

How the Duck Stamp Became One of the Most Successful Conservation Tools in U.S. History Inside the fiercely competitive Federal Duck Stamp Contest, part of the wildly successful conservation program that has preserved millions of acres of waterfowl habitat Daniel T. Ksepka

Outrage Fatigue Is Real. These Tips May Help Repeated exposure to outrage-inducing news or events can lead to emotional exhaustion. An expert who studies online outrage says there are ways to cope Tanya Lewis

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