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Disaster Management Is Too White, Official Tells Congress

An overwhelming number of emergency managers in the U.S. are white, and the profession must diversify to reverse decades of…

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Why NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Uses Nuclear Energy

A spacecraft is only as strong as its power source, which is why when NASA was designing its Perseverance Mars rover,…

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One Mystery of Stonehenge’s Origins Has Finally Been Solved

For more than four centuries, archaeologists and geologists have sought to determine the geographical origins of the stones used to…

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There Is Little Evidence That Mass Transit Poses a Risk of Coronavirus Outbreaks

A major drop in public transit use coincides with concerns about reducing air pollution that can exacerbate lung conditions --…

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The Real Reason for Daylight Savings Time: Gas

Originally published in August 1908 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “It is not often that a measure of such a startling character…

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GDP Is the Wrong Tool for Measuring What Matters

Since World War II, most countries around the world have come to use gross domestic product, or GDP, as the…

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Strongest Evidence Yet Shows Air Pollution Kills

As California’s Camp Fire raged in 2018, soot and other pollution filled the skies. Particulate matter concentrations widely surged above…

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The Mars Rover and the Story of a Curious Little Girl

Three years ago, I received an e-mail from a 10-year-old girl I'll named Ann, from Brazil, my native country, asking…

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An Immune Protein Could Prevent Severe COVID-19–if It Is Given at the Right Time

When the immune system fights viruses, timing is key. And this maxim may be especially true for its defense against…

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Why Some Male Leaders Won’t Follow COVID-19 Safety Protocols

In April, Vice President Mike Pence violated COVID-19 safety protocols at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, refusing to don a…

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