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The Olympics Could Be a Covid-19 "Super-Evolutionary Event"

In a warped version of international cooperation, the Games could provide a place for variants of the virus to spread and then return home with athletes.

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WIRED Science

The Olympics Could Be a Covid-19 "Super-Evolutionary Event"

Yahoo Science

Alabama doctor describes how sick COVID patients 'beg' for the vaccine but she can only hold their hand and tell them it ...

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Alabama doctor describes how sick COVID patients 'beg' for the vaccine but she can only hold their hand and tell them it ...

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COVID-19 cases in the US near 50,000 a day - the highest since May as CDC reportedly considers stricter mask rules

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COVID-19 cases in the US near 50,000 a day - the highest since May as CDC reportedly considers stricter mask rules

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A fully vaccinated mom caught COVID-19 after her kids went to summer camp: 'Our kids are Trojan-horsing us'

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A fully vaccinated mom caught COVID-19 after her kids went to summer camp: 'Our kids are Trojan-horsing us'

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COVID-19 patients in ICUs at a Florida hospital are 'begging' to be vaccinated, nurse says

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COVID-19 patients in ICUs at a Florida hospital are 'begging' to be vaccinated, nurse says

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A California man in his early 30s who derided vaccines on Twitter and Instagram died of COVID-19

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A California man in his early 30s who derided vaccines on Twitter and Instagram died of COVID-19

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New Zealand ended its travel bubble with Australia because of the COVID surge there

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New Zealand ended its travel bubble with Australia because of the COVID surge there

WIRED Science

The Pandemic Olympics, Vaccine Misinformation, and More News

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

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The Pandemic Olympics, Vaccine Misinformation, and More News

New York Times Science

The Delta Variant Is the Symptom of a Bigger Threat: Vaccine Refusal

There are almost as many reasons for vaccine hesitancy and refusal as there are unvaccinated Americans. But this problem, not the variant, lies at the root of rising infection rates.

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The Delta Variant Is the Symptom of a Bigger Threat: Vaccine Refusal

New York Times Science

Israeli Data Suggests Possible Waning in Effectiveness of Pfizer Vaccine

The new numbers still show overwhelmingly strong protection against severe disease but diminished effectiveness against infection.

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Israeli Data Suggests Possible Waning in Effectiveness of Pfizer Vaccine

Yahoo Science

Heatwaves are killing workers on the job. The government needs to set new rules for employers before more Americans needlessly ...

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Heatwaves are killing workers on the job. The government needs to set new rules for employers before more Americans needlessly ...

Science Daily

Americans with higher net worth at midlife tend to live longer

In a wealth and longevity study to incorporate siblings and twin pair data, researchers analyzed the midlife net worth of adults (mean age 46.7 years) and their mortality rates 24 years later. They discovered those with greater wealth at midlife tended to live longer.

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Americans with higher net worth at midlife tend to live longer

New York Times Science

Why Some Americans Are Still Hesitant to Get Vaccinated

The U.S. vaccine rollout has plateaued and the course of the coronavirus pandemic in this country may depend on how many people are ultimately swayed to get vaccinated.

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Why Some Americans Are Still Hesitant to Get Vaccinated

Yahoo Science

Australia avoids UNESCO downgrade of Great Barrier Reef

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Australia avoids UNESCO downgrade of Great Barrier Reef

New York Times Science

Australia's Trash Parrots Invent New Skill in Suburbs

Sydney's clever and adaptable sulfur-crested cockatoos learn how to pry open garbage bins by watching one another.

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Australia's Trash Parrots Invent New Skill in Suburbs

Science Daily

Neuroscientists posit that brain region is a key locus of learning

Long thought of as a generic alarm system, the locus coeruleus may actually be a sophisticated regulator of learning and behavior, according to a new review.

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Neuroscientists posit that brain region is a key locus of learning

Science Daily

'Feel good' brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study reveals

Researchers have discovered that spontaneous impulses of dopamine, the neurological messenger known as the brain's 'feel good' chemical, occur in the brain of mice. The study found that mice can willfully manipulate these random dopamine pulses for reward.

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'Feel good' brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study reveals

Science Daily

Brain-repair discovery could lead to new epilepsy treatments

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown repair process in the brain that they hope could be harnessed and enhanced to treat seizure-related brain injuries.

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Brain-repair discovery could lead to new epilepsy treatments

Science Daily

How the brain paints the beauty of a landscape

Researchers investigate how our brains proceed from merely seeing a landscape to feeling its aesthetic impact.

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How the brain paints the beauty of a landscape