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TODAY’S TOP STORIES

PLANET EARTHGlow-in-the-Dark Amphibians Are Way More Common Than Scientists Thought

Whether it’s the spots on their backs or the slime on their skin, more amphibians glow in the dark than researchers realized.

• PLANET EARTHWhen the People Investigate: How Citizen Science has Transformed Research
• THE SCIENCESThe Roach Replication Crisis
• HEALTHVaping Harms the Oral Microbiome, Making E-Cigarette Users More Prone to Gum Diseases
• PLANET EARTHStrong North Atlantic Storm Sucks up Saharan Sand and Dust and Swirls it Into a Giant Cyclone

HEALTHWhat Do Electrolyte Supplements Really Do for Athletes? Not a Whole Lot, Study Finds

THE SCIENCESFirst Results From the Moon’s Far Side

THE SCIENCESKatherine Johnson: NASA Mathematician and Much-Needed Role Model

TECHNOLOGY10 Ways Instagram Changed the Tech World

THE SCIENCESHow Big Is the Milky Way?

MINDAfrican Americans Are at Higher Risk for Alzheimer’s, But Why?

HEALTHMost Adults Don’t Need to Get Routine Boosters for Tetanus, New Research Shows

ENVIRONMENTCalifornia’s Snowpack Shrivels, Raising Fears of Future Wildfires

MARCH/APRIL

Thousands of Fossils Sit Forgotten in Museum Drawers. How one Paleontologist is Changing That

That Word You Heard: Vinculum

Meet the Physicist Predicting When Online Hate Will Turn to Real-World Violence

Feeding Seaweed to Cows Could Curb Their Methane-Laden Burps

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