Trump's Policy Failures Have Exacted a Heavy Toll on Public Health

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March 05, 2021

Policy & Ethics Trump's Policy Failures Have Exacted a Heavy Toll on Public Health But things were on the decline long before he took office By Jacob Bor,David U. Himmelstein,Steffie Woolhandler

Biology 100-Million-Year-Old Seafloor Sediment Bacteria Have Been Resuscitated The evidence mounts that bacteria can be effectively immortal By Jennifer Frazer

Arts & Culture The Famed Painting The Scream Holds a Hidden Message Open speculation about his mental health plagued the artist Edvard Munch. In his most famous work, he left a biting commentary By Jan Dönges

Climate Surprise: Societal Scholars Could Drive Climate Policy Biden is appointing "totally different kinds of people" to solve climate change By Benjamin Storrow,E&E News

Climate Huge Atmospheric Rivers Could Quicken Antarctic Ice Melt Some of the big storms actually bring more snow, but others cause major melting By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Medical & Biotech AI System Can Sniff Out Disease as Well as Dogs Do Researchers are training algorithms to emulate trained dogs' ability to detect cancer and other diseases, perhaps including COVID-19 By Tanya Lewis,Prachi Patel

Policy & Ethics Green Alternative to Border Wall Might Have Saved Texas A U.S.-Mexico corridor of renewable energy and water could have prevented widespread emergencies

Biology Kangaroos with Puppy Dog Eyes New research shows that when faced with an impossible task, the marsupials look to humans for help. By Jason G. Goldman | 04:19

Public Health Coronavirus News Roundup, February 27 – March 5 Pandemic highlights for the week By Robin Lloyd

Policy & Ethics Andrew Cuomo Should Resign The sexual harassment charges are bad enough, but the man the media crowned "America's governor" last year needlessly let thousands of New Yorkers die from COVID By Steven W. Thrasher

Public Health Teens and Other Volunteers Help Seniors Find Scarce COVID Shots Sign-up systems for vaccines are horribly confusing, so people across the U.S. set up Facebook pages and phone lines with hands-on help By Marla Broadfoot

Space Stunning Astronomy Photographs Look like They're Shot from Space Astrophotographer Miguel Claro's portraits capture wonders of the universe By Leslie Nemo

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FROM THE ARCHIVE The Trump Administration's War on Science Agencies Threatens the Nation's Health and Safety Budget cuts and layoffs threaten the nation's health and safety By Andrew A. Rosenberg,Kathleen Rest | January 2018

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