Covid Vaccine Makers Kept Prepayments for Canceled Shots for Poor Nations

Separately, Johnson & Johnson is demanding additional payment for unwanted shots, confidential documents show.

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Space and Astronomy in February: What to Expect

The shortest month of 2023 will have plenty of highlights in orbit and beyond.

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To Prevent Cancer, More Women Should Consider Removing Fallopian Tubes, Experts Say

A top research group is urging even women without genetic risks to have their fallopian tubes removed under certain circumstances.

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Administration Expected to Endorse Limited Drilling in Alaska Project

An environmental review expected soon would effectively signal that the Willow project proceed, according to people familiar with the report.

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Deer Could Be a Reservoir of Old Coronavirus Variants, Study Suggests

Even after Delta became the dominant variant in humans, Alpha and Gamma continued to circulate in white-tailed deer, according to new research.

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E.P.A. Waste Ban Blocks Pebble Mine Project in Alaska

The move to ban disposal of mining wastes near the site of the proposed Pebble mine, made under the Clean Water Act, protects a valuable salmon fishery.

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Why I Hunt for Sidewalk Fossils

These oft-overlooked records invite us to imagine what has been and what might be.

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The Navy’s Dolphins Have a Few Things to Tell Us About Aging

In her youth, Blue was a standout mine-hunter for the U.S. military. She and her colleagues are now at the vanguard of geriatric marine mammal medicine.

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Why Dolphins Help Fishermen in Southern Brazil

Bottlenose dolphins help Brazilian fishermen pull in their catch, and researchers have worked out what the marine mammals get from the cooperative hunting.

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Students Lost One-Third of a School Year to Pandemic, Study Finds

Learning delays and regressions were most severe in developing countries and among children from low-income backgrounds. And students still haven’t caught up.

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