By Annalee Newitz Luis Alvarez/Getty Images AS THE coronavirus pandemic shuts down public life on the streets, a new kind of life is opening up online. Many people who are lucky enough to still have their jobs are working from home, often experimenting with…
By Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac Josie Ford WE HAVE known for some time that 2020 was going to be a milestone year for the climate change crisis, requiring a radical reversal of the current trajectory in global greenhouse gas emissions. But wh…
By Graham Lawton Shomos Uddin/Getty Images LAST week, during what already feels like the halcyon days of Before Lockdown, a wonderful package came through my letterbox. It contained the Great Trees of London Map, which lists the UK capital’s 50 most interes…
A recent review of modeling studies and data from previous coronavirus outbreaks suggests that the educational, social, and economic costs of closing schools might outweigh the benefits. However, hard evidence is lacking. By April 13, 2020, a total of 192 co…
Scientists have identified proven interventions that, if scaled up, could almost completely restore ocean ecosystems within a generation. In the past 4 decades, populations of marine creatures have suffered catastrophic declines. Data from a 2018 report by t…
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Published: November 06, 2026, 10:41 pm Last updated: November 07, 2026, 12:20 am A California pumpkin patch and petting zoo associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections reopened Nov. 6 with the owners saying environmental tests for the pathogen had come back negative. The San Luis Obispo county health department has not posted
Healthcare affordability. Abortion access. “Medicare for All.” Healthcare was a major force behind the big wins for Democrats in this week’s midterm elections. But the debate over what the Democratic Party will do next is just getting started. KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner appeared on WAMU’s Health Hub on Nov. 4 to