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Three different groups - Capitol Police, rioters, and members of Congress - "spent long periods of time indoors without social distancing," said Dr. Joshua Barocas, an infectious disease doctor at Boston University. The hand-to-hand…

Getting around the seas can be arduous. Water is more viscous than air, so underwater creatures have to overcome strong frictional resistance when swimming.To make matters more difficult, liquid water doesn't provide anything solid to…

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has pledged to help communities prepare for the effects of climate change. A new demand for stricter building standards could put this commitment to the test.On Wednesday, two influential…

Experten warnen davor, dass die Vereinigten Staaten ohne ein robustes System zur Identifizierung genetischer Variationen des Coronavirus schlecht gerüstet sind, um eine gefährliche neue Mutante aufzuspüren, und lassen die Gesundheitsbeamten…

With an average height of approximately 16 feet, giraffes are the tallest mammals on earth. About six feet long, their lanky legs and soaring necks are taller than most people. Even the shortest giraffe is twice the size of the average…

This obituary is part of a series about people who died from the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here.Most Americans became aware of chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease that is more common than syphilis, gonorrhea, and…

In contrast to reporting on pandemics in the 21st century, the Times did not provide daily reports on the federal response. President Woodrow Wilson never made a statement about influenza, a point some researchers cite as a negligent…

Accidental killing of birds is rarely prosecuted under the law, but there were notable exceptions, such as when the Obama administration prosecuted seven North Dakota oil companies for the death of 28 birds. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act…

Linda Zall spielte eine Hauptrolle in der amerikanischen Wissenschaft, die zu jahrzehntelangen großen Fortschritten führte. Aber sie hat ihre Durchbrüche nie im Fernsehen beschrieben, Bücher über sie geschrieben oder hohe wissenschaftliche…

WASHINGTON - Nearly a quarter of a century ago, a team of tobacco industry consultants outlined a plan to create "explicit procedural hurdles" for the Environmental Protection Agency before it could use science to address the health effects…