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Rare Weedy Seadragons Hatch At California Aquarium
After years of trying, a Southern California aquarium has two very tiny — and very rare — bundles of joy.Two weedy seadragons recently hatched at Birch… -
Boston Researchers Tackle The Coronavirus Vaccine
Local experts are attempting to tackle the complex process of creating a vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. -
After Iowa Debacle, Tech Experts Who Aid Progressives Call For A Strategic Shake-Up
The failure of this year's Iowa caucuses was years in the making, some technology specialists argue, in part because of the haphazard way political users buy software. -
Timetable For A Vaccine Against The New Coronavirus? Maybe This Fall
Recent advances in biotech make scientists optimistic that they might have a vaccine that has passed basic tests of human safety and efficacy ready to go to clinics as soon as this fall. -
Beer Waste Saves Montana Town $1 Million On Water Treatment
Brewery waste can throw off the microbes that wastewater plants rely on to remove nitrogen and phosphorus. At least two communities in Montana are using it strategically to treat their water. -
Power Play - Utility Companies Pull Plug on Competition
Over the past 18 months, NStar, National Grid and other investor-owned utilities have spent more than $400,000 on lobbying against that legislation and either for or against several other industry-related bills in front of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. -
Bats Carry Many Viruses. So Why Don't They Get Sick?
The winged mammal has a unique ability to carry viruses and not get sick from them. This tolerance may be a unique adaptation to flying. -
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Bumblebees Are Disappearing Because Of Extreme Heat
New research shows that climate change and habitat loss are causing widespread decline among bumblebees in North America and Europe — and putting ecosystems that depend on these pollinators at risk. -
Three New Right Whale Calves Spotted Near Georgia And Florida
There are only 400 northern right whales left in the world and of that number, only 100 are breeding females.