Science
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Mental Health Care Should Be Available for All, Not a Luxury
For more than 25 years, Richard Youins struggled to find help with his drug addiction. Youins is from New Haven,…
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Origin of Life Theory Involving RNA–Protein Hybrid Gets New Support
Chemists say they have solved a crucial problem in a theory of life’s beginnings, by demonstrating that RNA molecules can…
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Climate Change Caused $4 Billion of Typhoon’s Damage
CLIMATEWIRE | Scientists have found the fingerprint of global warming on Typhoon Hagibis, a monster cyclone that swept through Japan…
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Roe’s Fall Will Limit Screening for Fatal Congenital Conditions
Jennifer knew that her pregnancy at the age of 37 was fraught with risks—so she was all the more excited…
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Boeing’s Starliner Launch Will Bring New Cargo and Science to the Space Station
Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station is poised to launch at 6:54 p.m. EDT…
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What the U.S. Can Learn from Brazil’s Successful COVID Vaccination Campaign
During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, media outlets, health experts and scholars have explained the COVID-19 vaccine divide in…
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How Accurate are Rapid COVID Tests?
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. As of May…
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The Scientists Fighting for Parasite Conservation
I was preparing dinner, portioning a piece of cod, when a small, pink blemish appeared in the pristine white muscle…
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What Genetics Can—and Cannot—Reveal about an Individual’s COVID Risk
Imagine taking a genetic test that could tell you your personal risk of developing complications and dying from a particular…
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Carbon-Rich Peat Is Disappearing. But Is It Also Growing?
All of this creates a contradiction that scientists are only beginning to investigate: As the Arctic warms, more peat dries…
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