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Science’s fallen hero
Scientists take a drubbing in popular culture. They’re depicted as oddballs, like the dweebs in the Big Bang Theory, a…
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LISTEN: Kristina Marusic discusses the “Fractured” investigation
Environmental Health News reporter Kristina Marusic gives the story behind “Fractured,” an investigation of fracking pollution in western Pennsylvania. The…
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J&J’s Covid Vaccine Could Protect Millions — If People Take It
(Bloomberg) — Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine could protect millions more Americans from contracting the coronavirus. The key will be…
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Teacher Vaccine Eligibility Expands in States Where Supply Lags
(Bloomberg) — Within weeks, teachers in most U.S. states will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccines. It’s unclear whether school openings…
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Big Oil’s Net-Zero Plans Show the Hard Limits of Carbon Offsets
If you can’t pay the interest on your debts, an IOU isn’t going to be enough to save you from…
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Chinese Scientists Find New Strains of African Swine Fever Virus
Chinese scientists have discovered new strains of African swine fever that are milder but highly transmissible, complicating efforts to control…
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The Mediterranean’s Red Gold Is Running Out
On a golden day last September, I visited the ruins of the first Greek city on the Iberian Peninsula, a…
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J&J’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine nears authorization as FDA has no ‘specific safety concerns’
The Food and Drug Administration said that Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate has no unexpected safety concerns, in…
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What a 1900s Wildlife Survey Reveals About Climate Change
“I don’t think there’s anybody today that could hold a candle to what those guys could do, both physically and…
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Vaccine Fears Are Crippling China’s Covid Fight
(Bloomberg Opinion) — In December, China announced that it planned to inoculate 50 million people against Covid-19 by Feb. 11. Although…
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Her Husband Got Covid-19. She’s Suing His Employer.
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Suppose your spouse gets Covid-19 at work — and you get it from your spouse. Can you sue your…
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Mexico Shifts Into Reverse on Electric Vehicles
(Bloomberg Opinion) — The combustible engine’s end date is firming up: General Motors Co., the largest of the Detroit big…
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