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Five years on: Fukushima residents share their stories

Five years ago, a tsunami and nuclear disaster led to the mass evacuation of the Fukushima region of Japan. Photojournalist Michael Forster Rothbart kept in touch with some of those directly affected by the incident; last September he traveled back to see how they were getting on. He shares some of his photographs, interviews and thoughts about the trip.
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The neuroscience of ADHD

Half of the American preschoolers diagnosed with ADHD are given drugs to treat the symptoms. Is that necessary? Is there another way?
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Grow plants without water

How can humans survive if the world gets drier? Here's one scientist's answer ... so-called "resurrection" crops.

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