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This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.

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  • National

The U.S. will offer nearly 300,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine in the coming weeks

The Department of Health and Human Services will make 296,000 doses available in the coming weeks, and expects a total of 1.6 million doses to be available in the U.S. by the end of the year.

June 29, 2022
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By:
  • Will Stone and
  • Pien Huang
Cracking a window can help reduce your risk of infection by COVID pathogens.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Got any tips on improving indoor air flow to reduce infection risks?

"Ventilation is the way forward," says infectious disease doctor Abraar Karan of Stanford. Here's how to get better air flow at home, in schools and offices — even in gyms — to stave off COVID.

June 29, 2022
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By:
  • Melody Schreiber
Cracking a window can help reduce your risk of infection by COVID pathogens.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Got any tips on improving indoor air flow to reduce infection risks?

"Ventilation is the way forward," says infectious disease doctor Abraar Karan of Stanford. Here's how to get better air flow at home, in schools and offices — even in gyms — to stave off COVID.

June 29, 2022
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By:
  • Melody Schreiber
Coastal Redwood Trees

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  • Economy

The strange underground economy of tree poaching

A new book dives deep into the fascinating criminal world of tree theft and efforts to combat it.

June 28, 2022
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky
People line up outside of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on June 23, as the city makes vaccines available to residents possibly exposed to monkeypox.

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  • Health

Monkeypox outbreak in U.S. is bigger than the CDC reports. Testing is 'abysmal'

The testing system set up by the CDC actually deters doctors from ordering a monkeypox test, and many physicians aren't familiar with the disease, resulting in too few tests and little tracking.

June 25, 2022
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
There are a number of initiatives in the works to address PFAS in drinking water.

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  • Science

PFAS 'forever chemicals' are everywhere. Here's what you should know about them

PFAS are all around us, so how do we navigate a world filled with harmful chemicals? We speak to an expert who guides us through what PFAS are, why they're a problem, and what can be done about them.

June 24, 2022
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By:
  • Erika Ryan,
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • and 1 more
Gen Nashimoto, of Luminalt, installs solar panels in Hayward, Calif., on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

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  • Climate

Factual climate change reporting can influence Americans positively, but not for long

Climate change has impacted the world's water, air and land masses. But today's news media isn't designed to reinforce public belief, say researchers.

June 24, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
The new bacteria, named <em>Thiomargarita magnifica</em>, were discovered on sunken leaves in a Caribbean mangrove swamp.

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  • Science

Think all bacteria are microscopic? Tell that to these centimeter-long monsters

The largest bacteria known to science have been discovered in the Caribbean. They're visible to the naked eye and surprisingly complex.

June 24, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Scientists hope the larvae of the darkling beetle — nicknamed "superworms" — might solve the world's trash crisis thanks to their uncanny ability to eat polystyrene.

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  • Science

How 'superworms' could help solve the trash crisis

A new study from Australia shows that larvae of the darkling beetle can eat polystyrene — the material behind plastic foam.

June 23, 2022
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By:
  • Olivia Hampton
Scientists hope the larvae of the darkling beetle — nicknamed "superworms" — might solve the world's trash crisis thanks to their uncanny ability to eat polystyrene.

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  • Science

How 'superworms' could help solve the trash crisis

A new study from Australia shows that larvae of the darkling beetle can eat polystyrene — the material behind plastic foam.

June 23, 2022
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By:
  • Olivia Hampton
A mother holds her 1-year-old son as he receives the child Covid-19 vaccine in his thigh at Temple Beth Shalom in Needham, Mass., on June 21, 2022. The temple was one of the first sites in the state to offer vaccinations to anyone in the public.

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  • Health

COVID vaccines are finally here for young kids. But the logistics aren't easy

NPR talks to Claire Hannan, who has helped navigate vaccine rollouts in all 50 states, about some of the challenges involved in quickly getting shots out to millions of young kids.

June 23, 2022
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
A dolphin's sense of echolocation allows it to coordinate efforts to hunt prey, see "through" other creatures and form three-dimensional shapes using sound.

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  • Animals

The human sensory experience is limited. Journey into the world that animals know

In his new book, An Immense World, science writer Ed Yong explores the diversity of perception in the animal world — including echolocation, magnetic fields and ultraviolet vision.

June 22, 2022
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By:
  • Terry Gross
A plume of smoke from the Black Fire rises over the Gila National Forest. Philip Connors watched the fire grow and creep closer to his fire lookout post.

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  • Weather

A New Mexico firewatcher describes watching his world burn

Philip Connors deeply loves the forest he has watched over every summer for the past 20 years. But it was a different forest two decades ago, and will be even more changed once the flames die down.

June 22, 2022
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By:
  • Raquel Maria Dillon and
  • Steve Inskeep
Orick, California, is the gateway to Redwood National and State Parks.

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  • Economy

The tale of a distressed American town on the doorstep of a natural paradise

The town of Orick sits just steps away from Redwood National Park. It has prime real estate for recreation and tourism, so why are its motels and restaurants shuttered and its residents impoverished?

June 21, 2022
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Book Reviews

'An Immense World' dives deep into the umwelt of animals

Pulitzer prize-winning science journalist Ed Yong writes in a perfect balance of scientific rigor and personal awe as he invites readers to grasp something of how other animals experience the world.

June 21, 2022
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By:
  • Barbara J. King
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