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As students return to college campuses, the surrounding communities are seeing an increase in coronavirus infections.

When Young People Get COVID-19, Infections Soon Rise Among Older Adults

12:06pm September 29, 2020

by Will Stone

As college campuses grapple with outbreaks of coronavirus infections, research from the CDC suggests young adults are driving infection rates, putting older, more vulnerable people at risk.

The smokestacks of a coal-fired power plant near Emmet, Kan., in September 2020. Global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.

U.S. Emission Reductions Slowed After Trump Pulled Out Of Paris Accord

11:27am September 29, 2020

China is investing in both coal and renewable energy, the European Union promises to dramatically reduce carbon emissions and the U.S. is leaving the Paris Agreement altogether. What will 2021 hold?

Great Basin National Incident Management One Team Public Information Officers Wayne Patterson, left, and Mike Ferris, center, check out rock fall that fell from high cliffs causing damage onto I-70 below making it dangerous for passing vehicles during the

Colorado's Grizzly Creek Fire Shows Climate Change's Threat To Transport Routes

10:54am September 29, 2020

by Dan Boyce

A huge wildfire shut down a portion of a cross-country interstate highway for two weeks. Now, in a ripple effect of the fire, the newly treeless area is vulnerable to flash floods and landslides.

Ash covered grapes burned by the Glass Fire at the Chateau Boswell winery in St. Helena, California, U.S., on Monday.

'Unprecedented' Wildfire Season Threatens California's Wine Region

7:49pm September 28, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

The fires, which have scorched nearly 6,000 square miles in California, now threaten to tear through communities in the state's picturesque wine country, forcing thousands to evacuate.

Each mobile clinic has a nurse, a counselor and a peer specialist — all trained to drive a 34-foot-long motor home. "I never thought when I went to nursing school that I'd be doing this," says Christi Couron as she pumps 52 gallons of diesel fuel into t

Health On Wheels: Tricked-Out RVs Deliver Addiction Treatment To Rural Colorado

12:47pm September 28, 2020

by Markian Hawryluk

As COVID-19 forced many addiction treatment clinics to scale back, Colorado brought its clinics on wheels to remote, underserved towns and used telehealth to connect patients with addiction doctors.

A dog dressed as Marty McFly from Back to the Future attends the 25th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in 2015. New research says time travel might be possible without the problems McFly encountered.

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Paradox-Free Time Travel Is Theoretically Possible, Researchers Say

8:46pm September 27, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

In the peer-reviewed journal article, University of Queensland physicists say time is essentially self-healing. Changes in the past wouldn't necessarily cause a universe-ending paradox. Phew.

Benji Backer, president of the American Conservation Coalition, testifies about climate change during a U.S. House hearing in 2019.

'Light Years Ahead' Of Their Elders, Young Republicans Push GOP On Climate Change

7:20pm September 25, 2020

by Jeff Brady

Climate change is major election issue for Democrats, but not Republicans. Yet polls show many young conservatives are concerned about climate impacts, and some are lobbying for solutions.

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Matthew Fentress was diagnosed with heart disease that developed after a bout of the flu in 2014. His condition worsened three years later, and he had to declare bankruptcy when he couldn't afford his medical bills, despite having insurance.

Heart Disease Bankrupted Him Once. Now He Faces Another $10,000 Medical Bill

4:14pm September 25, 2020

by Laura Ungar

A cook at a senior center, Matthew Fentress is one of millions of Americans whose skimpy health insurance plans leave them vulnerable to huge out-of-pocket costs when they get sick.

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African Americans and other underrepresented minorities make up only about 5% of the people in genetics research studies.

Neuroscience Has A Whiteness Problem. This Research Project Aims To Fix It

9:59pm September 24, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

People of African ancestry have been excluded from many studies of brain disorders. In Baltimore, scientists, doctors and community leaders are working to make neuroscience research more diverse.

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President Trump addresses reporters during a Wednesday news conference.

Trump Accuses FDA Of Playing Politics With COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines

8:30pm September 23, 2020

by Alana Wise

Referring to a report that the FDA plans to tighten requirements for a vaccine, Trump said, "That sounds like a political move."