Maria Van Kerkhove speaks at a World Health Organization press conference. The public face of WHO at over 250 briefings on COVID, she says she and her colleagues are now scrambling to respond to the “abrupt” halt in most U.S. […]
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At the World Health Assembly, 193 members nations voted to adopt a treat calling for better preventive measures and global cooperation. But there are still details to hash out. (Image credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images) Source link Jonathan Lambert
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World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addresses the World Health Assembly on May 19. It’s the first such gathering that the U.S. has not attended in nearly 80 years in the wake of President Trump’s plan to withdraw from
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Smoke comes out from kilns at a brickfield on the outskirt of Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 6, 2021. Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto via Getty Images/NurPhoto hide caption toggle caption Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto via Getty Images/NurPhoto During the dry winter months in Bangladesh, thousands
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A Fiji Island iguana is seen at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. A new study suggests these iguanas reached the tropical island by crossing thousands of miles of ocean. The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption
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A new report finds butterfly populations are declining in the U.S. twomeows/Getty Images/Moment RF hide caption toggle caption twomeows/Getty Images/Moment RF In the United States, perhaps no bug has been counted as often as the butterfly. “There’s a lot of
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Mice may exhibit revival-like behaviors to help unconscious cage mates. Georgejason/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption Georgejason/Getty Images/iStockphoto Li Zhang has anesthetized a lot of mice in his research career. Several years ago, the University of Southern California neuroscientist began
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Many scientists fear that cuts at NSF will slow or stall advances in basic research, including in computer science, causing America to lose its competitive edge. Narumon Bowonkitwanchai/Getty Images/Moment RF hide caption toggle caption Narumon Bowonkitwanchai/Getty Images/Moment RF The National
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A common noctule bat. Kamran Safi/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior hide caption toggle caption Kamran Safi/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Historically, bat migration has been a bit of a black box. While scientists have learned lots about how
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The new clouded tiger-cat, Leopardus pardinoides, in Colombia in 2021. Juan Camilo Botero/@camiloerrante hide caption toggle caption Juan Camilo Botero/@camiloerrante Officially, Earth boasts roughly two million species. Unofficially, scientists suspect there could be millions — perhaps over 100 million —
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