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Oregon State University oceanographer Jack Barth deploys a glider that will spend weeks at sea collecting data on everything from dissolved oxygen levels to temperature. "When we used to think about hypoxia in the ocean, we think about little areas. But now what we're looking at is...out in the ocean, there's low oxygen...all along the coast," he says.

Coastal Pacific Oxygen Levels Now Plummet Once A Year

Scientists credit the crab and oyster industries with noticing a change in oxygen levels in coastal Pacific waters.

San Diego County AP Test Scores Higher Than State Average

Nearly 63 percent of all Advanced Placement tests taken by San Diego County high school students in 2017 were passed, allowing them to earn college credits early. That’s almost 7 percentage points higher than the state average.

If You Feel Thankful, Write It Down. It's Good For Your Health

A growing body of research shows keeping a log of what you are thankful for can lower stress, help you sleep better, and may even reduce the risk of heart disease. But it's not for everyone.

Cell Towers At Schools: Godsend Or God-Awful?

School districts are making deals with telecom companies to build towers on school property. The agreements give schools a bump in revenue, but what do parents think? And what does the science say?

Steven Dillingham attends a reception at George Mason University's Arlington Campus in Virginia.

Amid Citizenship Question Lawsuits, Census Bureau Nominee Faces Confirmation

Senators are questioning Steven Dillingham, President Trump's nominee to lead the federal agency in charge of the 2020 census. The Census Bureau has not had permanent leadership for more than a year.

A stingless Mayan bee (Melipona beecheii) gorges itself with honey during the harvest in Yucatan, Mexico.

Mexico's Endangered Stingless Bees Mysteriously Find A Sweeter Home In Cuba

The bee, cultivated and revered by the Maya for thousands of years, is leaving its shrinking habitat for the Caribbean island, which uses its small-batch citrus-flavored honey mostly in pharmacies.

An upcoming iOS update will allow Apple users to see their health records on their cellphones.

Medical Records May Finally Be Coming To Your Apple Smartphone

In a planned upgrade of Apple's operating system for iPhones, the Health app will include health records, so people can take detailed, personal health information anywhere.

North Korea's Ryom Tae Ok (left) and Kim Ju Sik compete in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Wednesday.

North Korean Figure Skaters Make Olympic Debut, To Cheers

Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik were the only athletes from the isolated autocratic nation who formally qualified for the Olympics. On Wednesday, they finished among the top 12 pairs in the short program.

The International prototype of the kilogram. Forged in 1879 and sanctioned by the General Conference on Weights and Measures at its first meeting, Le Grand K has been kept under lock and key in a vault outside Paris.

Say Au Revoir To That Hunk Of Metal In France That Has Defined The Kilogram

A small cylinder called Le Grand K has defined the kilogram for more than a hundred years. But if a scratch ever rendered it lighter, the definition of the kilo literally shifted. Time for a change.

Flavor wheels stem from lexicons, the carefully, often scientifically selected words used to describe a product, be it food, wine, carpet cleaner or dog food.

One Man's Quest To Reinvent The Wheel — The Flavor Wheel, That Is

Sensory scientist Edgar Chambers says flavor is multidimensional, and the current lexicon diagrams aren't doing it justice. So he wants to turn the wheel into a tree — with plenty of room to grow.

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