Pandemic Lockdowns Did Cut Air Pollution—but With a Catch
Last April, as people around the world sheltered in place against the Covid-19 pandemic, The Indian Express newspaper published a
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A ‘Last Hope’ Experiment Finds Evidence for Unknown Particles
The Theory Initiative decided not to include BMW’s value in their official estimate for a few reasons. The data-driven approach
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In Europe, Backlash Heats Up Over Garbage Incinerators
What’s more, Vähk warned, the EU’s aim for countries to landfill no more than 10 percent of municipal waste by
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Tracking Variants, New Hot Spots, and More Coronavirus News
Researchers trace new variants in Africa, cases surge in India, and US vaccine rollout progresses even with snags. Here’s what
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The Thrusters Behind NASA’s Mission to the Asteroid Psyche
A satellite company named Maxar recently delivered a passenger-van-sized chunk of spacecraft to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. This
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Variant Hunters Race to Find New Strains Where Testing Lags
In the past year, emerging variants have changed the calculus of the pandemic, forcing countries back into lockdowns and to
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This Sticker Absorbs Sweat—and Might Diagnose Cystic Fibrosis
In the Middle Ages, a grim adage sometimes turned up in European folklore and children’s stories: Woe to that child
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How Strong Is King Kong? And Could He Even Stand Up?
It’s time for Godzilla vs. Kong—a classic battle between two impossibly giant creatures. I’ve only seen the trailer, and it
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More Lightning in the Arctic Is Bad News for the Planet
The Arctic isn’t doing so hot. That’s because it is, in fact, too hot. It’s warming at least twice as
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Reforestation Is Great! But We’re Running Out of Seeds
Swift says he has a collecting area that hasn’t produced master cones in nine years. “It’s no question in my
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