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Chuck Burton / AP 5:44pm Feb 03, 2022Science ScienceA new study predicts a huge increase in catastrophic hurricanes for the northeastern U.S.
When hurricanes cause both extreme high tides and heavy rains, devastating floods ensue. Such storms will get much more frequent by the end of the century, according to a new study. -
Marta Lavandier / AP 5:07pm Dec 22, 2021World News World News National Science Health & SafetyOmicron will cause more infections but lower hospital rates, analysis shows
University of Washington research predicts the omicron wave will infect more than 400,000 people a day in the U.S. when it crests in about six weeks. -
Lily Padula for NPR 1:55pm Apr 23, 2021Science Science Health & SafetyScientists Say The Rush To Do COVID Research Led To A Whole Lot Of Waste
That's the perspective in new papers in Lancet Global Health that assess the nearly a quarter of a million studies on treatments for COVID-19. -
Getty Images 4:15pm Oct 20, 2020National National Science Health & SafetyA Big Alzheimer's Drug Study Is Proceeding Cautiously Despite The Pandemic
Researchers launched a major study of an experimental Alzheimer's drug this summer. They also learned a lot about how to protect participants who must make frequent visits to a medical center. -
11:39am Jul 17, 2020Housing HousingNew Research Shows August Spike In Evictions
New research shows that there’s a spike in the number of evictions around the country in the summer months.
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NHPA / NHPA/Science Source 5:44pm May 22, 2020Science Science Health & Safety77 Nobel Laureates Denounce Trump Officials For Pulling Coronavirus Research Grant
In a letter sent to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, these U.S. scientists said they were "gravely concerned" about the abrupt termination of a federal grant to EcoHealth Alliance. -
4:00pm Mar 05, 2020Environment EnvironmentNew Research Center Will Focus On PFAS Toxicity And Exposure
North Carolina State University has a new center to study the effects of PFAS chemicals on the environment and human health.
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Courtesy of Rose McAdoo 12:56pm Nov 22, 2019Antarctic Research Takes The Cake In These Science-Inspired Confections
A former sous chef at Antarctica's McMurdo Station is making cakes inspired by her colleagues' research projects. She says cake can be a gateway to conversations people might otherwise shy away from. -
Aditya Irawan / NurPhoto/Getty Images 11:36am Nov 07, 2019World News World News Science Health & SafetyThere's A Promising New Vaccine For One Of The World's Top Health Threats
Dengue afflicts nearly 400 million people worldwide every year, but a vaccine has remained elusive. New research offers a path forward. -
Science Source 12:33pm Nov 06, 2019World News World News Science Health & SafetyScrubbing Your House Of Bacteria Could Clear The Way For Fungus
A new study in Brazil finds that urban apartments have more diverse fungi — some healthy, some potentially not — than villages in the Amazon rainforest. -
4:38pm Oct 01, 2019Health & Safety Health & SafetyDuke University Could Receive $400 Million Grant To Research Universal Flu Vaccine
Duke University's Human Vaccine Institute could be getting hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding.
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