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From Richard Harris at NPR on Researchers Show Parachutes Don't Work, But There's A Catch

It's a little bit of a parable, to say we have to look at the fine print, we have to understand the context in which research is designed and conducted to really properly interpret the results.

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From Veronique Greenwood on Before You Flush Your Contact Lenses, You Might Want to Know This

Next, the team submerged contacts in chambers where bacteria are used to break down biological waste at a treatment plant. They found that even after seven days of exposure, the lenses appeared intact, though lab analysis detected small changes in the material.