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How a Toilet Plunger Improved CPR

In 1988, a 65-year-old man’s heart stopped at home. His wife and son didn’t know CPR, so in desperation they grabbed a toilet...

It’s Not Just You: Many Americans Face Insurance Obstacles Over Medical Care and Bills

The NewsA majority of Americans with health insurance said they had encountered obstacles to coverage, including denied medical care, higher bills and a...

Uptick Seen in Red Knots on Jersey Shore

The number of rufa red knot shore birds migrating via Delaware Bay beaches to Arctic breeding sites this spring rose to the highest...

Climate Groups Back Biden Despite Broken Promises on Oil Drilling

Four of the country’s largest environmental organizations said they are endorsing President Biden’s bid for re-election, despite anger from activists over his approval...

Christian Cooper and Amy Tan on How Birding Brings Them Joy: a Live Event

Sign up for this free live-streamed event, Thursday, June 22, 1 p.m. Eastern.Christian Cooper and Amy Tan came to birding from very different...

Roger Payne, Biologist Who Heard Whales Singing, Dies at 88

Roger S. Payne, a biologist whose discovery that whales serenade one another prompted him to record their cacophonous repertoire of baying, booming, shrieking,...

Spotted Lanternflies Are Back. You Should Still Kill Them.

See it, squish it, report it. That was the spotted lanternfly mantra of summers past, and the striking bugs are back this year, despite...

Quantum Computing Advance Begins New Era, IBM Says

Quantum computers today are small in computational scope — the chip inside your smartphone contains billions of transistors while the most powerful quantum...

A ‘Soda Ocean’ on a Moon of Saturn Has All the Ingredients for Life

Enceladus — the sixth-largest of Saturn’s 146 moons — has a liquid ocean with a rocky floor under its bright, white and frosty...

Battle Lines Harden Over Big Oil’s Role at Climate Talks in Dubai

An unavoidable tension surrounds this year’s United Nations-sponsored climate talks in November: They will take place in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, and...

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