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This New Album Makes Beautiful Music out of Gravity, the Elements and Photosynthesis
Two years and counting into the COVID pandemic, we’ve all seen plenty of misinformation and junk science, whether…
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Kitchen Sponges Help Breed Bacteria Better
Your kitchen sponge is teeming with microbes. But repeated contact with food waste is not the only reason; a sponge’s…
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Keeping a Business Safe without a Mask Mandate Requires a Nuanced Approach
All remaining U.S. states with COVID-related public mask requirements have recently lifted them, and in mid-April, a…
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New, Stronger Rules for Truck Pollution Still Would Not Meet Air Quality Goals
CLIMATEWIRE | EPA’s proposal to limit toxic pollution from heavy-duty trucks is stronger than anything that has come…
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As 2022 Hurricane Season Looms, A Current that Fuels Monster Storms Is Very Warm
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest…
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The Science Is Clear: Gun Control Saves Lives
Some editorials simply hurt to write. This is one.
At least 19 elementary school children and two teachers are dead,…
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Anti-fatness in the Surgical Setting
It was 6:30 A.M., and I was getting ready to head down to the operating room (OR) for the first case of the day: an…
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Pollen Grains Carry Hundreds of Plant Viruses
There’s more than just pollen riding on a springtime breeze. Just as some human viruses spread when humans reproduce,…
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Why Was the Tonga Eruption So Massive? Scientists Have New Clues
Just how big was the January eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano? Four months of intensive science has only bumped up…
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Scientists Must Consider the Risk of Racist Misappropriation of Research
No well-intentioned researcher expects that their work will be used to justify violence. But following the racist…
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