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How Do We Get Out of This Mess? Public Health Experts Give Their Top Suggestion
The coronavirus suppression gains earned through the painful societal shutdowns of the spring have been squandered in many parts of the country, so STAT asked public health experts for a single suggestion on how to tackle COVID-19.
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Proferssor Asmeret Asefaw in the lab.
Ten Simple Rules for Building an Anti-Racist Research Lab
There's nothing simple about solving racial inequity in science, but here is one place to start.
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Inmate firefighters battle the Ferguson fire in Jerseydale, California, on July 22, 2018.
Prison Fire Camps Remain Quarantined After Nurse Team Exposes Inmates
Four of 12 Northern California prison fire camps under a coronavirus quarantine will have that quarantine extended because hundreds of inmates were potentially exposed to the virus a second time by a nursing team.
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Biden Climate Change Plan Calls for Carbon-Free Energy by 2035
Biden released a plan Tuesday aimed at combating climate change and spurring economic growth in part by overhauling America's energy industry.
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A boat in Lake Powell.
The Modest Fish at the Center of the Mighty Colorado River Water Rights Battle
Why the frowny, eel-faced "trash fish" is at the heart of upcoming water rights negotiations.
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Kepler Gem: Scientists Find a Tantalizing and Overlooked Exoplanet
 
Scientists discover a potentially Earth-like exoplanet previously overlooked in data from the defunct Kepler space telescope.
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Channel the Golden Gate Park Bisons' Relentless Chill With New Webcam
 
The new webcam is a chance for fans to watch as the five longtime residents, Buttercup, Bambi, Bellatrix, Bailey and Betsy, get to know their new roommates in the bison paddock.
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Don’t Miss NEOWISE, the Brightest Naked-Eye Comet Since Hale-Bopp!
 
To see comet NEOWISE you need an unobstructed view of the northwest horizon, with no tall trees, buildings or hills blocking the view. 
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