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The FDA Just Approved a New Injection for Treating Opioid Addiction. Will Drug Courts Actually Let Defendants Take It?

The new treatment may help overcome some courts' lingering—and dangerous—aversion to medication-assisted treatment.

Research shows that, despite their heroics, armed civilians generally do not prevent mass shootings.

Is the world finally ready for cellular agriculture, meat grown in a laboratory, or whatever else the latest marketing attempts are calling it?

Experts thought the campaign wouldn't work, but the agency says it has its reasons.

California joins 19 other states to end life sentences for minors.

The agriculture industry's widespread use of pesticides is poisoning one of its most important pollinators.

Researchers are developing algorithms to draw non-partisan district maps.

The British airline is developing an electric engine for short flights. But the industry's share of global emissions is likely to keep going up.

Activists want to turn the country-sized garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean into an official nation, and you can already apply for citizenship.

Economically struggling suburbs would benefit from joining with nearby cities, a think-tank report suggests.