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Ticks And Lyme Disease: 3 Factors Determine Risk Of Infection
The chance of catching Lyme disease from an individual tick ranges from zero to roughly 50 percent. Three factors matter: the tick species, where it came from and how long the tick was feeding. -
Could A Trade War Push The Maker Movement Mainstream?
As tariffs drive up prices for imports, it may be cheaper to make your own. -
After Decades Of Little Change, The Breast Pump Market Sees Rush Of New Start-Ups And Products
The system new moms use to pump milk for their kids has been basically the same for decades, maybe even a century. Now this is starting to change. -
How Soon Is Soon Enough To Learn You Have Alzheimer's?
Only about half the people with Alzheimer's symptoms get a diagnosis, partly out of fear. -
How Luxury Hotels And Restaurants In Developing Countries Fight Food Waste
Nearly a quarter of food waste from hotels end up in the garbage-- some resorts are trying to put a dent in that. -
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Washington, D.C., Is Counting All Its Cats. It Will Take 3 Years And $1.5 Million
The groups hope the data will help improve efforts to manage the cat population. -
Migrating Arctic Geese Are Confused, Exhausted By Rising Temperatures
Rising Arctic temperatures mean that barnacle geese fly faster to their breeding grounds but are too tired to lay eggs right away. By the time they're ready, the babies have missed the best food. -
Nancy Koehn: Elon Musk Brought Hubris — But Not Much Expertise — To Thailand Cave Rescue
Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn says Silicon Valley entrepreneurs often cast themselves as the heroes of social crises — but don't always contribute to meaningful solutions. -
Brown University Undergrads Launch The Little DIY Satellite That Could
One of the newest, smallest, and cheapest satellites in orbit represents some seven years of work by hundreds of Brown University undergrads — and a DIY ethos.
