Rainy years can’t make up for California’s groundwater use
And without additional restrictions, they may not recover for several decades.
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Omicron cases less likely to require hospital treatment, studies show
High rate of infectiousness could still strain hospitals around the world.
FDA gives emergency authorization to Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill
COVID-19 patients as young as 12 are eligible for enzyme-inhibiting treatment.
A fossil site reveals an ancient sinkhole and its enormous occupant
A road project in Tennessee revealed an enigmatic fossil of an enormous mastodon.
Biden’s omicron battle plan includes 500 million home test kits
President Biden outlined the federal government's response to omicron's ascendancy.
Details released on the Trump administration’s pandemic chaos
Report provides details of how Trump's appointees got in the way.
New study challenges popular explanation for London’s infamous “Wobbly Bridge”
"The shaking causes the syncing, instead of the syncing causing the shaking."
Third dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine leads to 37-fold jump in antibodies
While work on omicron-specific shots continues, boosters thwart severe omicron infections.
How will our warming climate stabilize? Scientists look to the distant past
Can the deep past help us understand our future?
That time Catherine the Great championed smallpox vaccinations
The Russian monarch's 1787 letter calling for widespread vaccination is up for auction.
Mask up! The best face masks for use against COVID-19 [Updated]
Finding masks that meet CDC and WHO guidelines is tough. We did the work for you.
Anti-5G “quantum pendants” are radioactive
Dutch authority for nuclear safety issues warning, bans 10 scammy "negative ion" products.
Vaccine trial finds a glitch with children in one age range
Company is adding a third dose to the trial after finding a low immune response.
Putting the fear of bass into mosquitofish—with a robot
A notorious invasive species stays scared for weeks after seeing a fake predator.
A domestic newspaper warns of the Russian space program’s “rapid collapse”
"The space program is rotting from within."
