Abortion Rights Won Big at the Ballot Box

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November 09, 2022

Reproduction Abortion Rights Won Big at the Ballot Box Voters chose to protect abortion rights in all five states with abortion-related measures on their ballots  By Tanya Lewis

Weather How Rare Are November Hurricanes? November hurricanes and tropical storms such as Nicole are relatively rare, but they can—and do—form By Andrea Thompson

Climate Change These Election Results Offer Clues about What's Next for Climate Politics Seven races help illustrate how the landscape for climate action may change in Congress and in several states By Adam Aton,Scott Waldman,E&E News

Conservation Brazil's New President Vows to Save Amazon Forests Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he'll stop illegal destruction of rainforests allowed under former president Jair Bolsonaro. Will Brazilians support him? By Richard Schiffman

Health Care Supreme Court to Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions The country's highest court will decide whether Americans who rely on public assistance can sue states when they believe their rights have been violated By Farah Yousry,Side Effects Public Media,Kaiser Health News

Policy Internet and Extremism Experts Predict More Hate Speech and Conspiracy Theories on Musk's Twitter Under Elon Musk's leadership, extremists could flock back to Twitter under the guise of "free speech," and researchers are gearing up to study their impact By Heidi Ledford,Nature magazine

Vaccines The Viral Triple Threat and Why You Need a Booster: COVID, Quickly, Episode 41 COVID, flu and RSV are surging. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself. By Tanya Lewis,Jeffery DelViscio | 06:43

Climate Change World Edges Closer to Meeting Climate Targets but Not Fast Enough As the COP27 climate summit begins, emissions reduction pledges are still far behind where they need to be to meet the goals to limit global warming By Andrea Thompson

Culture Every Story Is a Science Story Science applies to every important social issue. Saying so doesn't make us "unscientific" By The Editors

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