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"We Are in an Emergency": The Key Actions From The UN's Major New Climate Report
Rising global temperatures bring dire threats, such as floods, heat-related injuries, water scarcity, and hunger, making up to 3.6 billion people – nearly half of the world's population – highly vulnerable to climate change. → Read More
The First Evidence of Omicron Spilling Over Into Wild Animals Has Just Been Found
Vaughn Cooper sees white-tailed deer every day in his neighborhood outside Pittsburgh. → Read More
The First Study Assessing Pfizer's Effectiveness Against Omicron Just Came Out
The Omicron variant substantially reduced antibody levels generated by the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to preliminary results from a South African study that's still awaiting peer review. → Read More
'Worrisome' Signs of Delta Being Spread by Vaccinated People Force Major CDC Change
New science has again prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its mask guidelines. → Read More
NASA's Mars Helicopter Just Hit a Huge Milestone, Far Exceeding The Original Mission
The "little helicopter that could" has done it again. → Read More
Life Expectancy in The US Has Totally Plummeted, And It's Not All Due to COVID
Average life expectancy in the US plummeted by a year and a half in 2020 – the largest single-year decline since World War II, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. → Read More
One Vaccine Dose No Match Against Delta Variant, New Study Suggests
Although vaccines work well against the Delta variant, the level of protection they offer seems to depend largely on whether you've completed your vaccination course. → Read More
Why One Particular Strain of COVID-19 Could Represent Its 'Peak Fitness'
No coronavirus variant spotted so far is more concerning than Delta, the strain first identified in India in February. World Health Organization officials on Monday said Delta is the "fittest" variant to date, since it spreads even more easily tha → Read More
Astonishing Pics From Around The World Showcase The Total Lunar Eclipse
A "super blood moon" appeared in the sky early on Wednesday, but only certain parts of the world caught a glimpse. → Read More
Russia Is Scheduling a Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft to Travel to Jupiter
Russia is planning to send a nuclear-powered spacecraft to the Moon, then Venus, then Jupiter. → Read More
If You're Fully Vaccinated, The CDC Has Some Delightful News For You
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidance Thursday, saying fully vaccinated people don't have to wear masks indoors or physically distance from others. → Read More
'Herd Immunity' in The US? Here's What The Experts Really Think About That
Scientists want you to know that the threshold for herd immunity isn't a single, static number. But it isn't an unattainable goal, either. → Read More
What to Do if You've Had The J&J Vaccine And Are Nervous About Clots
The US is pausing the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus-vaccine rollout after reports of a rare type of blood clot in six out of 6.8 million people who got the vaccine. All the people affected were women between 18 and 48 years old. → Read More
Here's Why You Can Expect More Severe Vaccine Side Effects if You're Young or a Woman
Two people could walk into the same pharmacy on the same day and receive the same coronavirus vaccine – but their side effects will likely differ. → Read More
Here's What COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects to Expect Based on Your Age, Sex, And Dose
When Freedom Baird got her first dose of Moderna's vaccine in February, she wasn't sure what kind of side effects to anticipate. → Read More
The Verdict Is In: You Only Need One Vaccine Dose if You've Already Had COVID-19
In the race to get coronavirus vaccines into arms as quickly as possible, scientists think they've found a way to accelerate the process: Give the people who've already had COVID-19 just one dose. → Read More
First Results From California's Universal Basic Income Trial Show Employment Rose
Michael Tubbs didn't see much risk in giving money to his city's poorest residents, no strings attached. The former mayor of Stockton, a city in California's Central Valley, is a strong proponent of universal basic income, a policy that essentially → Read More
US Could Have 1 Million Daily Virus Cases by The End of The Year, Report Finds
In March, when New York City hospitals were reeling from an overwhelming surge of coronavirus cases, the US was only catching a glimpse of the bigger crisis to come. → Read More
How to Safely Form a Pandemic 'Social Bubble', According to 5 Disease Experts
More than nine months into the coronavirus pandemic, the weather is getting cold. Thanksgiving and Christmas are on the horizon. Naturally, many Americans will be tempted to mingle indoors with friends and family. → Read More
How COVID-19 Symptoms Differ From Allergies, Cold And Flu, in One Chart
Is it COVID-19 or just a cold? → Read More