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Biden Must Take Immediate Action to Reduce the Risk of Nuclear War

Share this on WhatsApp When Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th U.S. president on January 20, he inherited major crises, including a raging pandemic, a planet gripped by escalating climate change, a ravaged economy and a nation riven by hyperpartisanship, worsened by what amounted to an attempted coup inspired by his predecessor. But […]

Baby Bees Deprive Caregivers of Sleep

Share this on WhatsApp If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that taking care of babies is a demanding business. New parents are always on duty, and late-night feedings and fussing leave caregivers chronically sleep-deprived. Turns out the issue is not unique to humans. Because the same thing happens to bees. Researchers […]

Hurricane-Resistant Building Code Helped Protect Alabama from Sally’s Winds

Share this on WhatsApp When Hurricane Sally blew through coastal Alabama last month, the owners of about 16,000 homes there had a reason to breathe a little easier. Their roofs were probably going to be OK. Alabama’s two Gulf Coast counties—Mobile and Baldwin—are the nation’s leading adopters of a nationally recognized building standard meant to […]