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‘Breakthrough’ COVID-19 Tests Are Currently Cheap, Fast–and Not Very Accurate

An inexpensive coronavirus test that millions of Americans could use at a pharmacy, in a workplace or even at home could prove to be a vital asset in allowing people to return to jobs and school. Last week Deborah Birx, the White House’s coronavirus-response coordinator, called rapid antigen tests the “breakthrough innovation” that is needed […]

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Flamingos Can Be Picky About Company

Spend some time watching flamingos and you might think that not much goes on in their tiny heads. But these elegant avians actually lead complex social lives. Each bird has certain other individuals it prefers to spend time with, and others it avoids. In other words, flamingos have friends. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, the […]

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Cleaner Air Courtesy of Coronavirus Provides Window into a Car-Free Future

NOAA has used its air, sea and satellite resources to develop a global picture of the sharp reductions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants created by the behavioral changes caused by the coronavirus. In what the agency hopes will be the first major study on what the United States might expect from a future fleet […]