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Researchers found that couples who shared a home also shared a lot of oral microbes.
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Live with a partner? You may be sharing more microbes than you think
Joseph Kim
A large study finds you may share about a quarter of your oral and gut microbes with the people you live with. Should you worry? We asked the experts.
A mechanic pours motor oil into a funnel inside a Chevron Corp. gas station in Albuquerque, N.M., in July 2016. The cost of group III base oil, used in motor oil blends, has risen 175% since the start of the war with Iran, according to a trade group.
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The war with Iran is making oil changes pricier. And a deal won't solve it
Camila Domonoske
Lizzo (left) and Imani Imani each released major albums the week of June 1.
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Pop albums are drowning in 'narrative.' What happens when we go in cold?
Sheldon Pearce
Amber and Neil Petersen serve lunch to two of their children, 11-year-old Eden and 4-year-old Jack, while visiting Amber's parents in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Survey confirms the struggle of working parents: 'No way to be two things at once'
Andrea Hsu
Texas Standard
Last year, a Corpus Christi cryptomine guzzled over 11 million gallons. Now, its water usage is being kept secret.
Amid its water crisis, the city declined to supply public records on the Bitcoin mine’s usage, citing a state law that allows nondisclosure of an individual customer’s account.
Abbott issues disaster declaration for 101 Texas counties
Houston’s World Cup officials want to make the city more walkable. Will it work?
Today on Texas Standard: Corpus Christi’s water fight meets cryptomining
As New World screwworm enters the US, Texas ranchers are cautious, but not panicked
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