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Food Dumped During Pandemic Comes with an Emissions Price Tag

Videos showing floods of milk rushing down the drain circulated on social media this month, vividly illustrating the agriculture industry’s…

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Hundreds of People Volunteer to Be Infected with Coronavirus

Momentum is building to speed the development of coronavirus vaccines by intentionally infecting healthy, young volunteers with the virus. A…

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Countdown to Commercial Crew – Scientific American

NASA nears the end of a winding path to commercial astronaut launchesThis artist's concept shows Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, currently…

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Snorkeling Mask Apparatus Might Help COVID-19 Patients Avoid Intubation

Last month Spanish authorities put out an urgent call for donations of snorkeling masks to build improvised devices to help…

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The Trump Administration’s Assault on Public Health Protections

As we mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the nation is in the throes of a terrible public health…

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Tiniest Murderer Devastates Africa’s Residents

Originally published in August 1913 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “The Sesse Islands in Lake Victoria are a specimen of Nature’s jewelry.…

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The Green New Deal Is More Relevant than Ever

The United States is facing four interconnected crises: the COVID-19 pandemic, a looming economic recession, extreme inequality and a climate…

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Five Types of Research, Underexplored until Recently, Could Produce Alzheimer’s Treatments

No fundamental obstacle prevents us from developing an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Other troubles of human nature, such as…

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How the Environment Has Changed since the First Earth Day 50 Years Ago

On April 22, 1970, millions of Americans took part in demonstrations, cleanups and other activities to make the first Earth…

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The Next Public Health Crisis: Mass Unemployment

The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the United States. To tamp down community spread of the virus, most…

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