New sounds show how life is back in recovered corals reefs
A new study shows that restoring coral reefs can bring ecosystems back to life — and with them, their sounds.
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Why do some couples use baby talk to communicate with each other?
Researcher Ramesh Kaipa at Oklahoma State University says using high-pitched chatter and silly pet names is a way of fulfilling our psychological needs.
New research says baboon breakups are mutual
Just like humans, groups of baboons sometimes break off relations. Scientists have studied the dynamics of such breakups and say baboons tend to split up in a cooperative, egalitarian way.
Studies suggest sharp drop in vaccine protection vs. omicron — yet cause for optimism
In small studies in South Africa and in Germany, the results indicate a marked decrease in the ability of vaccines to neutralize this variant. But there are other findings that are encouraging.
50 earthquakes hit off the Oregon coast, but scientists say they're no great shakes
A swarm of earthquakes led some people to worry that the seismic activity might portend The Big One. But seismologists say that given the location of the quakes, there was no cause for alarm.
Data analysts proved what Black Pittsburgh knew about COVID's racial disparities
Community leaders saw early in the pandemic that the city's residents of color were being hit hard by COVID-19. They worked with data analysts to show just how hard, where and why.
Carbon trading gets a green light from the U.N., and Brazil hopes to earn billions
Carbon offsets got a big boost from November's U.N. climate summit. New rules could make it easier for companies to pay for carbon-cutting projects in other countries, rather than doing it themselves.
Inside the growing alliance between anti-vaccine activists and pro-Trump Republicans
As the U.S. heads into midterm elections next year, the political right and the anti-vaccine movement are drawing ever-closer together — potentially at the cost of thousands of American lives.
More people died of malaria in 2020 than in 2019. Here's why
A new report from the World Health Organization contains some encouraging numbers but also cause for concern, with both cases and deaths on the upswing last year. The pandemic is just one reason.
New York City orders a '1st-in-the-nation' vaccine mandate for private companies
Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement on Monday, saying the decision was designed to help head off the worsening coronavirus surge.