Could SARS-CoV-2 evolve to dodge the vaccine?
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As viruses are transmitted from person to person they are constantly mutating and replicating. Could the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolve to evade the new vaccines that have just been developed?
Anti-racism protest, 2020.
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A study of 800 Black American families shows early experiences of racism have long-term consequences for physical and mental health.
Hoarding, stockpiling and panic buying have all increased during the pandemic.
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The pandemic has put a spotlight on a once little-discussed disorder – hoarding. But hoarding disorder is not what you might think.
The convenience of distance learning at for-profit colleges has contributed to their rising enrollment.
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For-profit colleges’ heavy investment in distance learning has led to a 3% increase in enrollment during the pandemic.
Global economic support for COVID-19 relief is providing an opportunity to kick-start a shift toward a green future.
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Over US$12 trillion of COVID-19 relief has been promised. If a small portion was put toward economy-boosting green investments, the world could get on track to avoid the worst of climate change.
Douglas fir, a valuable commercial timber, dominates the Oregon coastal forest.
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Wood, a major export of the US, has taken a hit from international tariffs compounded by COVID-19.
Jahana Hayes (left) and Lauren Underwood were reelected to the House of Representatives.
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Women made gains in Congress this election cycle, but they are still underrepresented compared to their share of the population.
Y-shaped proteins called antibodies are vital for attacking and destroying the virus.
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Monoclonal antibodies are synthetic molecules manufactured in the lab. But do we need them if a vaccine is on its way?
The Biden administration can make significant changes in health care for Americans.
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From expanding children’s coverage to reducing surprise bills, Biden and lawmakers may be able to broaden health care access.
There are already reports that Trump is mulling a run in 2024.
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Only one American president – Grover Cleveland – has lost reelection and then won back his office.
A ThredUp sorting facility in Phoenix.
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Fast fashion is far from green. But the rapid expansion of online clothing resale platforms could help shrink the garment industry’s negative impact on the environment.
Distributed power generation, such as this fuel cell installation, requires new ventures to work with energy regulators.
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A study points to one way to speed up adoption of innovations in clean energy technology – more flexibility among state regulators.
Deep worry about climate change and biodiversity loss can affect kids’ mental health.
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Here are four ways adults can help kids work through their worries about the environment.
Geese fly day or night, depending on when conditions are best.
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Geese honk loudly and point their bills toward the sky when they’re ready to start the migration. Here’s how they know it’s time, how they navigate and how they conserve energy on the grueling trip.
Moral combat: Do you wear a face mask to show you care about others? Or do you refuse because you believe they defy human nature?
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Here’s how governments can get more people to follow COVID-19 guidelines.
La demencia no puede ser diagnosticada desde lejos o por alguien que no sea médico. Una persona necesita un examen médico detallado para un diagnóstico.
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Existen diferentes tipos de pérdida de memoria y pueden tener diferentes causas.
The computer model simulates how many COVID-19 cases could have been prevented in a particular county in the U.S.
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The model provides county-level analysis and simulates the benefits of mask-wearing in terms of illnesses and deaths.
Workmen dissecting a whale carcass in Antarctica, circa 1935.
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For 200 years, a small number of countries have exploited the marine wildlife of Antarctica, often with devastating impact on their populations.
US deputy marshals escort 6-year-old Ruby Bridges outside William Frantz Public School in New Orleans in 1960.
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Is the public education that Ruby Bridges fought to integrate a relic of the past?
Biden and Harris meet with their COVID-19 advisers virtually on Nov. 9.
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Biden will begin his presidency in the midst of a global public health crisis that’s already killed over 240,000 people in the US alone. His team is already planning how to get COVID-19 under control.
Soldiers patrol the mountainous, disputed border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, on Nov. 8.
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Each side in the bloody Nagorno-Karabakh conflict accuses the other of war crimes. Such allegations attract foreign attention and possibly intervention, but rarely lead to a peaceful solution.
A man in San Pablo, California, gets a flu shot at a drive-through flu shot clinic Nov. 6, 2014.
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Many people object to the added ingredients in vaccines. But pharmacists explain why those fears are unwarranted.
In the age of social media, conspiracy theories are collective creations.
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Computational methods could help identify conspiracy theories as they emerge.
Many evangelical voters believe they found a protector in chief in Donald Trump.
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When Trump leaves the White House in January, many American evangelicals will feel that they’ve lost their protector in chief.
An early case will test Justice Barrett’s credentials as a favorite of religious conservatives.
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The case Fulton v. Philadelphia is about foster care. But questions over a decades-old Supreme Court ruling may have wider implications.