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The laid back charm of Pismo Beach on the Central Coast continues to resonate with visitors as its named the best in California by USA TODAY readers.

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This changes how experts view repellents.

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The philosophy paper appeared in Bioethics, a journal that explores urgent ethical questions in biomedical and life sciences.

Leeches have a wonderful talent for making human skin crawl. Soft, blind and voracious, they fasten on, slice the skin and drink until they are fat with blood. Most of the time, though, the real ...