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The United States has administered more than 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for the first time over two consecutive days, according to official figures released Sunday. New numbers from the …
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Sperm whales taught each other to avoid harpoons after it began hunting them 200 years ago, according to a new study. Released by the Royal Society on Wednesday, the research was based …
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There has been a regime change on an almost unimaginable scale in the natural world, reflecting humanity’s vast and growing dominance over one of our planet’s most vital resources: fresh water. In …
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The pollen grains of flowering plants were meant to fly, sometimes traveling hundreds of kilometers with the wind. Now it appears that the climate crisis has accelerated that journey, causing allergy season …
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There may not be much going on on Mars right now, when it comes to life, but the dusty red planet may not be as inhospitable as it seems. New experiments have …
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The variant of the coronavirus that originated in the UK is likely more deadly than the original strain, according to a new assessment published Friday by British government scientists. In the report, …
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In simpler terms, obesity is the product of a body’s energy output being less than its energy input. But in reality, there is nothing simple about this complex and mysterious disease. Obesity, …
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