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2022 Wasn't the Hottest on Record. That’s Nothing to Celebrate
Last year was one of the warmest measured, say NASA and NOAA. It would have been even more sweltering if not for La Niña, which will...
2022 Wasn't the Hottest on Record. That's Nothing to Celebrate
Last year was one of the warmest measured, say NASA and NOAA. It would have been even more sweltering if not for La Niña, which will...
What You Need to Know About the Kraken Covid Variant
XBB.1.5, aka the Kraken, is sweeping the Northeast US and dodging immunity. But that doesn’t mean it’s time to panic.
In the Next Pandemic, Let’s Pay People to Get Vaccinated
Data from Sweden and the US suggests cash incentives increase uptake without denting people’s trust in vaccines or future willingness...
Drug Shortages Aren’t New. The Tripledemic Just Made You...
Flu meds and prescription drugs have been in short supply all winter—but the problem goes back over a decade.
The US Just Greenlit High-Tech Alternatives to Animal Testing
Lab animals have long borne the brunt of drug safety trials. A new law allows drugmakers to use miniature tissue models or "organs...
Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Universe’s First...
NASA’s new JWST space telescope has revealed some cosmic surprises, including galaxies that might have assembled earlier than previously...
Does Dry January Really Make People Healthier?
Abstaining from alcohol can have immediate benefits. But lasting gains require lasting change.
What This Fearsome Weapon Reveals About Early Americans
The hottest West Coast tech 16,000 years ago was a “projectile point” for hunting game. Though tiny, the artifact tells an outsize...
What China’s Covid Crisis Means for the Rest of the World
The country’s surge in cases is a human tragedy but isn’t showing signs of changing the Covid picture in the West—where the virus...
