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What 1 million COVID deaths looks like from the frontlines
On May 12 the White House acknowledged that more than a million Americans have died of COVID-19. Since infectious disease…
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Your Phone Could be Used to Prosecute For Getting an Abortion. Here’s how.
Technology editor Sophie Bushwick breaks down precedent for using your phone to monitor personal health data. — Read more on…
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Steelmaking is a major source of emissions. These companies are racing to fix it.
This article was originally featured on Undark. In the city of Woburn, Massachusetts, a suburb just north of Boston, a cadre…
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Climate-Fueled Heat Waves Will Hamper Western Hydropower
CLIMATEWIRE | When California suffers a heat wave, it leans heavily on hydropower from the Pacific Northwest to keep the…
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The U.S. Needs Its Local Public Health Officials Back, Stat
In many ways, the most important scientific battlefields have become the forums and meetings of local government. During the first…
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Noisy boats over the Great Barrier Reef are cutting fish lives short
The noise of motorboats over the Great Barrier Reef can stress its inhabitants, stunting the growth of young fish and…
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Monkeypox outbreak questions intensify as cases soar
The sudden appearance of monkeypox in 13 countries on four continents has jolted the public health community into action. A…
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Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis
In the south of France, ITER is inching towards completion. When it’s finally fully switched on in 2035, the International…
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Physicists Find a Shortcut to Seeing an Elusive Quantum Glow
Theoretical physics is full of weird and wonderful concepts: wormholes, quantum foam and multiverses, just to name a few. The…
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Microchips that mimic the human brain could make AI far more energy efficient
Artificial intelligence (AI) makes video games more realistic and helps your phone recognize your voice—but the power-hungry programs slurp up…
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