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Lynne Anderson
Senior Health + Medicine Editor
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Many of us worry about pesticides in our food and try to eat organic food. Maybe you’ve even tried to grow your own crops. But in the back of your mind, did you ever wonder whether the expense and effort are worth it? You’re not alone. Even scientists have had a hard time assessing the health benefits of organic food.
Cynthia Curl, a food scientist at Boise State University, explains why determining whether organic food improves health has been hard – and how a new study from her research team could get us closer to an answer.
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Freshly harvested organic foods such as these radishes may seem to be healthier, but it is difficult to say for sure.
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Cynthia Curl, Boise State University
Because of the way scientific studies are conducted, it's been hard to health benefits from eating organic food. A new study suggests, however, that there are ways to find out.
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Arts + Culture
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R. Kelly Garrett, The Ohio State University; Robert Bond, The Ohio State University; Shannon Poulsen, The Ohio State University
You might see a headline from The Onion or The Babylon Bee and, for a split second, think it's true. But many social media users don't get the joke – and share these articles as if they're real.
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From our international editions
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Adam Ni, Macquarie University
The Chinese government has a multi-pronged approach to quell the protests –building support among business elites, putting pressure on companies and ramping up its misinformation campaigns.
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Mike Lee, Flinders University
Fossil flies from what is now Denmark reveal some striking similarities between insect eyes 54 million years ago, and our own vision today.
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Fatemeh Torabi Asr, Simon Fraser University
Using machine learning and natural language processing, researchers are developing an algorithm that can distinguish between real and fake news articles.
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Rebecca U. Thorpe
University of Washington
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