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Fish

Giving a 140 pound stingray a check up requires 8 people

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Sustainability

The science of green hair care

A push to move away from petroleum products—plus the perception that natural is gentler—has scientists lathering up new ingredients, from wood and fungus extracts to engineered proteins.

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