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Racism and Sexism Underlie Higher Maternal Death Rates for Black Women, U.N. Says

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Medical school curriculums, for example, include erroneous claims that Black women’s nerve endings are “less sensitive” and require less anesthesia, and that Black...
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Saber-Tooth Cats and Dire Wolves Carried a Terrible Disease in Their Bones

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Some 50,000 to 10,000 years ago as ice sheets melted and the planet warmed, around 100 species of gigantic animals started to disappear...
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E.P.A. Proposes Tighter Limits on Lead Dust in Homes and Child Care Facilities

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The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed to strengthen requirements for the removal of lead-based paint in homes and child care facilities built before...
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Mountain Valley Pipeline Halted as Legal Wrangling Heats Up

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The LatestA federal court in Richmond has halted construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, setting off a battle with Congress that could end...
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Teenage Girls Were Behind a Surge in Mental Health Hospitalizations

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As the coronavirus pandemic dragged through its second year, an increasing number of American families were so desperate to get help for depressed...
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After a Bitter Fight, European Lawmakers Pass a Bill to Repair Nature

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European lawmakers, after an unexpectedly bitter political battle, approved a bill on Wednesday that would require European Union countries to restore 20 percent...
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She Steals Surfboards by the Seashore. She’s a Sea Otter.

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For the past few summers, numerous surfers in Santa Cruz, Calif., have been victims of a crime at sea: boardjacking. The culprit is...
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How Hot Is the Sea Off Florida Right Now? Think 90s Fahrenheit.

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Florida’s coral reefs are facing what could be an unprecedented threat from a marine heat wave that is warming the Gulf of Mexico,...
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Coronavirus Probably Spread Widely in Deer and Perhaps Back to People, U.S.D.A. Says

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Why It Matters: Deer could be a source of new variants.There is no evidence that deer play a major role in spreading the...
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When Climate Change Hits Home

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Even if you’ve been paying attention to climate change, it can sometimes feel very far away, distant in both space and time. But...
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