Biology

Dead 'murder hornet' near Seattle is 1st found in US in 2021
Jun 16, 2021

Dead 'murder hornet' near Seattle is 1st found in US in 2021

Scientists have found a dead Asian giant hornet north of Seattle, the first so-called murder hornet discovered in the country this year...

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EXPLAINER: The US investigation into COVID-19 origins
Jun 9, 2021

EXPLAINER: The US investigation into COVID-19 origins

Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab is now receiving scrutiny under a new U.S. investigation...

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Genetically modified salmon head to US dinner plates
May 27, 2021

Genetically modified salmon head to US dinner plates

The inaugural harvest of genetically modified salmon began this week after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the sale of the first such altered animal cleared for human consumption in the United States...

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Endangered condor egg hatches in Northern California's wild
May 4, 2021

Endangered condor egg hatches in Northern California's wild

A California condor egg has hatched in Northern California’s wild, the newest member of Pinnacles National Park’s recovery program for the endangered species...

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Mass fossil site may prove tyrannosaurs lived in packs
Apr 19, 2021

Mass fossil site may prove tyrannosaurs lived in packs

New research shows ferocious tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores such as wolves...

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Mass fossil site may prove dinosaurs traveled in packs
Apr 19, 2021

Mass fossil site may prove dinosaurs traveled in packs

New research shows ferocious tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores such as wolves...

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US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants
Apr 16, 2021

US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants

The Biden administration says the U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic wave...

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NJ blames bacteria for dead fish in rivers, bays since fall
Apr 6, 2021

NJ blames bacteria for dead fish in rivers, bays since fall

New Jersey environmental authorities say a bacteria appears to be killing fish in several waterways...

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Study finds mask mandates, dining out influence virus spread
Mar 5, 2021

Study finds mask mandates, dining out influence virus spread

A new national study adds strong evidence that mask mandates can slow the spread of the coronavirus, and that allowing dining at restaurants can increase cases and deaths...

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