Year: 2021

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How Scientists Know When Extreme Weather Events Are Related to Climate Change

Xubin Zeng 05/09/2021

An atmospheric scientist and member of the 'World Weather...

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Why Don’t Children Tend To Get as Sick From COVID-19?

Sara Reardon, Knowable Magazine 05/09/2021

Although it’s not yet clear whether children are less...

FILE PHOTO: File photo of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo flies over the Mojave Desert shortly before successfully completing a test flight that broke the sound barrier

US Aviation Regulator Grounds Branson’s Virgin Galactic

The July 11 test flight with Richard Branson and...

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In Europe, Red Tape Keeps COVID Vaccines Away From 4M Undocumented Migrants

Sarah Haque and Laura Margottini 04/09/2021

While many national inoculation plans often say that migrants...

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Meet Mahadevi Varma’s Family: Gillu the Squirrel, Sona the Deer and Other Animals

Mahadevi Varma 04/09/2021

Excerpts from ‘My Family’ by Hindi's greatest 20th century...

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How Snake Oil Got a Bad Name

Caitjan Gainty 04/09/2021

Until the late 19th century, snake oil actually led...

Fires surge in Brazilian Amazon for the third straight year in Canutama

Amazon Fires Surge Anew in Brazil as Cleared Forest Burns

Bruno Kelly 04/09/2021

Fires ramped up in the Brazilian rainforest in August,...