Tag: Biology
Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and...
CT governor gets second shot, UNH starts genomic sequencing
Developments in the coronavirus outbreak across New England:
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Philly to dim lights to make it safer for birds in flight
The lights of Philadelphia might not shine as bright in the coming weeks as a coalition in the City of Brotherly Love tries to...
UN says Ebola in Guinea may be linked to 2014 outbreak
GENEVA — A top official at the World Health Organization said that a genetic analysis of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Guinea suggests it...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
Austria targets hard-hit area with shots to battle variant
<p>BERLIN — Austria is embarking on an ambitious drive to inoculate residents of a district that has been particularly hard-hit by the virus variant...
A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response
GENEVA — When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting...
Austria targets hard-hit area with shots to battle variant
BERLIN — Austria is embarking on an ambitious drive to inoculate residents of a district that has been particularly hard-hit by the virus variant...
Review: Take a ride into the greatest frontier in science
<p>“The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race,” by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster)</p>
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Warming oceans mean smaller baby sharks struggle to survive
<p>PORTLAND, Maine — The warming of worldwide oceans from climate change means baby sharks are at risk of being born smaller and without the...