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Close-Up Views of Tumors Reveal a New Cancer Biology

When Brad Bernstein first looked at cancer tumors cell by cell in 2014, what he found dismayed him: he realized…

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Health Care Workers Are Scared, Sad, Exhausted—and Angry

Front line health care professionals, particularly nurses, physician assistants and doctors, are experiencing a range of complex emotions during the…

4 years ago

Jane Goodall: We Can Learn From This Pandemic

“And with this coronavirus, the hopeful thing is how communities and individuals have gotten together by helping each other.” That…

4 years ago

Rooftop Wind Power Might Take Off by Using Key Principle of Flight

Solar panels perched on the roofs of houses and other buildings are an increasingly common sight in the U.S., but…

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Air Pollution, COVID-19 and Earth Day

Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, millions took to the streets on the first Earth Day, demanding clean air…

4 years ago

On Earth Day, Grim Lessons for the COVID-19 Crisis

A joke is going around on social media that has the climate crisis talking to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Hey,” says…

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More U.S. Labs Could Be Providing Coronavirus Tests

A survey of more than 4,000 researchers in the United States suggests that better coordination at an institutional and national…

4 years ago

This Black-Hole Collision Just Made Gravitational Waves Even More Interesting

Gravitational-wave astronomers have for the first time detected a collision between two black holes of substantially different masses—opening up a…

4 years ago

How Shared Memory Has Shaped the COVID-19 Response

In the aftermath of disasters like 9/11, Katrina and the 2008 financial crisis, Americans had the opportunity to judge the…

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Inland Areas Need to Prepare for Expanding Reach of Hurricanes

Experts see a way to help cities prepare for tropical storms that will likely be larger, less predictable and more…

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