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Heat Wave Death Toll Will Rise With Thorough Count

When the Washington State Department of Health said this week that the recent heat wave in the Northwest had killed…

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Western Drought Has Lasted Longer than the Dust Bowl

It has lasted longer than the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. It’s dropped water levels perilously low at two of…

4 years ago

To Save Bats and Their Habitats, We Must Protect the Land Rights of Indigenous People

In the spring of 2020, as COVID was ravaging communities across the globe, word spread to the village of Culden,…

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Drought Threatens to Close California Hydropower Plant for First Time

A California power plant likely will shut down for the first time ever because of low water during a prolonged…

4 years ago

What You Know about Trump’s Assault on Science Was Just the Tip of the Iceberg

From political manipulation of COVID-19 research to censorship of weather forecasters who tried to contradict President Trump’s false claims about…

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The Power of Local Celebrities in the Fight against Vaccine Hesitancy

Calling all doctors, local politicians, clergy, social media influencers, and others with clout in your communities: Please become public advocates…

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Highest-Energy Particles Yet Arrive from Ancient Crab Nebula

A little before sunrise on July 4, A.D. 1054, imperial astronomers of the Song Dynasty in China spotted an unknown…

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COVID Vaccines Will Not Reach Poorest Countries Until 2023

Most people in the poorest countries will need to wait another two years before they are vaccinated against COVID-19, researchers…

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50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2021

1971 Virus Control “To date the only clinically practical way to control virus diseases is to administer a vaccine that…

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Fighting Climate Change Might Have Just Gotten Easier

In late May, a Dutch court brought new hope to addressing climate change by ruling that Royal Dutch Shell must…

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