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The U.S. is approaching 800,000 COVID-19 deaths as the Omicron variant spreads and the Delta varian
Headaches, nausea, dizziness, and confusion are among the most common symptoms of a concussion. But
On a rapidly changing planet, there are many ways to measure the health of an ecosystem. Can sound b
An NPR analysis shows that since the vaccine rollout, counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump h
An underground lab is opening early next year in Australia. Its quest: to help detect dark matter an
An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has voted to recommend tha
The end of the 2021 hurricane season was officially November 30. This year, there was a lot of hurri
Jane Goodall is a renowned naturalist and scientist. She's made a career studying primates and chimp
Scientists have discovered that some female condors don't need males to reproduce. This phenomenon i
Gender is infused in many aspects of our world — but should that be the case? According to mathema
The coronavirus is still circulating and mutating — case in point, the World Health Organization has
Puerto Rico was still recovering from Hurricane Maria and a string of earthquakes when the pandemic
Health insurance can be tremendously confusing, with its complexity, jargon and acronyms. But puttin
Millions of Americans are planning to travel this week and gather inside for Thanksgiving — many in
In movies, asteroids careening towards Earth confront determined humans with nuclear weapons to save
For Guyana the potential wealth from oil development was irresistible — even as the country faces ri
Honey bees know a lot about honey, and humans are starting to catch up. Scientists are now looking a
Turkey is the usual centerpiece of the Thanksgiving dinner, but it's all too easy to end up with a d
Now that the Pfizer COVID vaccine is authorized for children five to eleven years old, a lot of pare
A new exhibit in Washington, DC, mixes science and technology for an immersive art experience — taki
