Jessica Ilyse Smith

More access to healthy foods for low-income Americans

Health & Medicine

A Boston program encourages low-income residents to eat healthier by giving them incentives to buy food at farmers markets.

A farm in a pickup truck

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Menagerie on Ice

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Science Note: Early Birds

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Science Note/Sting to the Heart

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Science Note/Salt-Sized Batteries

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, are developing nano-batteries, the largest of which will be no bigger than a grain of salt.

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SNAP to the Farmers’ Market

The city of Boston has a program that provides extra incentives to buy healthy foods at farmers’ markets.

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Judging Biotech Seeds

The Supreme Court hears arguments to determine whether environmental impact statements should be required before planting genetically engineered plants.

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Three Men and a Bike

The Bamboo Bike Studio in Brooklyn uses fast-growing sustainable bamboo to craft pedal power.

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Another Look at Atrazine

The EPA reassesses the long-used herbicide Atrazine for its effect on human health and the environment.