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One Thing Most Countries Have in Common: Unsafe Air

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Only 10 countries and territories out of 134 achieved the World Health Organization’s standards for a pervasive form of air pollution last year,...
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Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies

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Thomas P. Stafford, an astronaut who pioneered cooperation in space when he commanded the American capsule that linked up with a Soviet spaceship...
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Where the Wild Things Went During the Pandemic

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Camera traps, which automatically snap photos of wild animals when they detect motion and body heat, have become key research tools for wildlife...
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Storing Renewable Energy, One Balloon at a Time

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Central Sardinia is not generally considered a hotbed of innovation: Arid and rural, some of its road signs riddled with bullet holes made...
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When Medicaid Comes After the Family Home

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The letter came from the state department of human services in July 2021. It expressed condolences for the loss of the recipient’s mother,...
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In Paris, the Olympics Clean Up Their Act

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How do you produce a global sporting event, with millions of people swooping down on one city, in the age of global warming?That...
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For Ytasha Womack, the Afrofuture Is Now

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On Feb. 17, the Adler Planetarium in Chicago unveiled a new sky show called “Niyah and the Multiverse,” a blend of theoretical cosmology,...
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Court Temporarily Halts S.E.C.’s New Climate Rules

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A federal court on Friday temporarily halted new rules from the Securities Exchange Commission that require public companies to disclose more about the...
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Kent Campbell, Pivotal Figure in the Fight Against Malaria, Dies at 80

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Kent Campbell, an instrumental figure in the global battle against malaria — most notably in Africa, where he led an innovative program providing...
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A Seal’s Spray Adds a Chapter to the Science of Spitting

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On Jan. 3, 2022, Clare Jacobs, a bird-watcher, was delighted to spot a rare white-tailed eagle, or Haliaeetus albicilla, at a nature reserve...
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