Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
05/27/2021
The Great Unmasking
05/26/2021
Immunity to the Coronavirus May Persist for Years, Scientists Find
Important immune cells survive in the bone marrow of people who were infected with the virus or were inoculated against it, new research suggests.
05/23/2021
Yuan Longping, Plant Scientist Who Helped Curb Famine, Dies at 90
His development of high-yield rice hybrids in the 1970s led to steeply rising harvests in Asia and Africa and made him a national hero in China, credited with saving countless lives.
05/24/2021
Small Businesses Have Surged in Black Communities. Was It the Stimulus?
New research finds a big rise in new businesses despite the pandemic, particularly in predominantly Black neighborhoods.
05/24/2021
This Is the Wrong Way to Distribute Badly Needed Vaccines
A global alliance to assure poor and moderate income countries “equitable access” to Covid vaccines is shortchanging nations in desperate need, while providing vaccines to others that have comparatively few cases or lack the ability to distribute them.
05/21/2021
Covax will receive 200 million doses, a deal that could boost the sagging campaign to vaccinate world’s poor.
Covax, the global vaccine-sharing program, will receive about 200 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine in a deal that could eventually boost a flagging campaign to vaccinate the world’s poorest countries.
05/20/2021
Has Biden Changed? He Tells Us.
05/11/2021
Biden Administration Approves Nation’s First Major Offshore Wind Farm
The Vineyard Wind project, off the coast of Massachusetts, would generate enough electricity to power 400,000 homes.
05/10/2021
U.S. Lutheran Church Elects Its First Openly Transgender Bishop
The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected to lead a synod that includes about 200 Lutheran congregations in Northern and Central California.
05/09/2021
Vaccinations are rising in the European Union after a long, slow start.
On average over the last week, nearly three million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were being administered each day in the European Union, a group of 27 nations, according to Our World in Data, a University of Oxford database. Adjusted for population, the rate is roughly equivalent to the number of shots given each day in the United States, where demand has been falling.
05/03/2021
A Psychedelic Drug Passes a Big Test for PTSD Treatment
A new study shows that MDMA, known as Ecstasy or Molly, can bring relief when paired with talk therapy to those with severe post-traumatic stress disorder.
05/03/2021