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New York TimesHockey Fan Spots Cancerous Mole at Game and Delivers a Lifesaving Note - 2 weeks
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New York TimesRichard Leakey, Kenyan Fossil Hunter and Conservationist, Dies at 77 - 2 weeks
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His discoveries of ancient human skulls and skeletons, including the famed “Turkana Boy,” helped cement Africa’s standing as the cradle of...
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Richard Leakey, a Kenyan fossil hunter whose discoveries of ancient human skulls and skeletons helped cement Africa’s place as the cradle of humanity, died on Sunday. He was 77. https://t.co/ZoxFRyvF4H - view on twitter
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New York TimesA Surge in Hospitalized Young Children Infected With the Coronavirus - 1 week
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C.D.C. researchers are watching for signs that Omicron may affect the youngest children in unforeseen ways, but other factors may explain the...
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C.D.C. researchers are puzzling over a sharp rise in young hospitalized children infected with the coronavirus. https://t.co/lO8kuq1nJK - view on twitter
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New York TimesE.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92 - 3 weeks
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A Harvard professor for 46 years, he was an expert on insects and explored how natural selection and other forces could influence animal behavior....
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E.O. Wilson, a pioneer of evolutionary biology, has died at 92. He was an expert on insects and explored how natural selection and other forces could influence animal behavior. https://t.co/yrG9NGe6Om - view on twitter
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New York TimesPfizer confirms its Covid pill can stave off severe cases and will likely work against Omicron. - 4 weeks
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The company said the treatment, Paxlovid, taken in pill form, reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by 89 percent if given within three...
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Pfizer said trials of its Covid pill confirmed that it helped stave off severe disease. A lab study found it worked against Omicron. https://t.co/pjlCMLTaC2 - view on twitter
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New York TimesCatherine the Great Letter Supporting Inoculations Sells for $1.3 Million - 1 month
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In the letter, which sold at auction in London on Wednesday, the Russian empress called for widespread access to a precursor of the smallpox...
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In 1787, Catherine the Great told a governor-general that among his most important duties “should be the introduction of inoculation against smallpox, which, as we know, causes great harm, especially among the ordinary people.” https://t.co/1NKmvQqLW2 - view on twitter
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New York TimesAfter 8 Wolves Are Poisoned, Oregon Police Ask for Help - 1 month
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From February to July, an entire pack and three other wolves were found dead from poisoning, according to the...
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“The poisoning of an entire pack is significant,” a spokeswoman for the the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said. Officials in the state found eight wolves had been poisoned this year, along with several other animals. https://t.co/Tt3sp1yFhf - view on twitter
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New York TimesA Giant Telescope Grows in Space - 1 week
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Everything is going great for the James Webb Space Telescope. So...
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The mirrors on the James Webb Space Telescope have been fully unfolded. It’s almost ready for business. https://t.co/i6rdFZWpEN - view on twitter
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New York TimesA Giant Telescope Grows in Space - 1 week
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Everything is going great for the James Webb Space Telescope. So...
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With the successful deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope in space, the world’s astronomers are starting to breathe again. https://t.co/zjUCDV1GXC - view on twitter
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New York TimesE.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92 - 3 weeks
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A Harvard professor for 46 years, he was an expert on insects and explored how natural selection and other forces could influence animal behavior....
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The NYT obituary for E.O. Wilson, a pioneer of evolutionary biology https://t.co/2x5f8TBMvK - view on twitter
Nadia Popovici wrote a message on her phone, with “mole,” “cancer” and “doctor” in bright-red type to get the attention of Brian Hamilton, an...
Nadia Popovici had volunteered at hospitals and studied enough to detect that the red-brown mole on the back of Brian Hamilton’s neck was cancerous. But as she sat at a hockey match, she had to decide how to best make sure he knew. https://t.co/BHqtNNPNgl - view on twitter