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Demonstrators kneel at San Francisco City Hall on May 31, 2020, to protest the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Scientific Community Joins Reckoning Over Racism
Scientists and academicians participtated in a one-day strike as the scientific community examines its role in perpetuating institutional racism.
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A fire crew sweeps the road to remove ground fuels and small trees along a road to help reduce the spread of fire in the event of a wildfire.
And Now … Fire Season. This Year, It's Especially Important to Prepare. Here's How
Fire season isn't waiting for the COVID-19 pandemic to subside. Protect yourself, your family and your neighborhood by preparing now for a bad wildfire.
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Oakland demonstrators run through tear gas that was deployed by police officers on May 29 during a protest sparked by the death of George Floyd while in police custody.
Tear Gas, Pollution, Wildfire Smoke: A Triple Threat to Your Lungs
Clean energy and transportation would tackle pollution and help ease the pressure from a main driver of wildfire smoke: climate change.
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A graphic showing projections of Covid-19 cases in the United States had no prevenative orders been issued.
What Effect Did Lockdowns Have on Curbing Spread of COVID-19? A Lot, Say Two New Studies
Researchers cast a backward look to see what might have happened during the first months of the coronavirus crisis without any preventive measures.
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Cell culture operators prepare a 2000-liter single-use bioreactor to produce proteins used to make vaccines.
Drugmaker Aims to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine in a Year for a Process That Usually Takes a Decade
To speed vaccine production from years to months, companies must start making a vaccine in large quantities even before it's clear it will work.
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After Criticism, WHO Official Issues Clarification on Asymptomatic Coronavirus Transmission
 
Outside public health experts suggested that the agency had erred, or at least miscommunicated, when one of its top COVID-19 officials said people who didn’t show symptoms were unlikely to spread the virus.
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Orange County Health Officer Resigns Due to Threats Over Face Mask Order
 
Dr. Nichole Quick resigned unexpectedly Monday from a job where she worked 80-hour weeks and faced threats at a public meeting and on social media, the county's executive officer said.
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