The Scientist Who Helped Save New York's Subway from Sandy

When Superstorm Sandy hit New York a year ago, it caused a massive, 14-foot storm surge. Nine out of the city's 14 subway tunnels beneath rivers flooded, and the subway was shut down for days. But the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) took precautions



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Hurricane Sandy: A Tale of Two Hospitals

In an emergency, few facilities are as critical as hospitals. But as Hurricane Sandy made painfully clear one year ago, hospitals and other health-care facilities are just as vulnerable to the ravages of a storm as any other building.



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Australia's Oldest Bird Footprints Discovered

Two thin-toed footprints pressed into a sandy riverbank more than 100 million years ago are Australia's oldest known bird tracks, researchers say. They were discovered near another print left by a theropod in the fossil-rich Dinosaur Cove.



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Pediatricians Issue New Media Guidelines for Kids

The American Academy of Physicians has issued new guidelines for children's media use, suggesting that kids get no more than two hours of entertainment screen time a day, and that parents monitor children's media consumption.



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Top 12 Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Revealed

An environmental health advocacy organization has released a list of what it says are the 12 worst hormone-disrupting chemicals.



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Healthy Kids Still at Risk for Flu Deaths, Study Finds

Over the last decade, many children who tragically died from flu were previously healthy kids without chronic medical conditions, a new study finds.



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'Bishop of Bling': Catholics Aren't Alone in Struggle with Wealth

In the suspension of a German bishop over his extreme spending, the Catholic Church is dealing with ambivalence over wealth that affects a number of religions, and humanity as a whole. Wealth even colors the tiniest of interpersonal interactions.



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