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Science Archive

Archives for September 2022

Science
When, why, and how to get a new Covid-19 booster shotWhen, why, and how to get a new Covid-19 booster shot
Science

Answers to your questions about the updated omicron variant vaccines.

By Keren Landman, MD and Umair Irfan
Technology
The real reason a heat wave is pushing California’s power grid to its limitsThe real reason a heat wave is pushing California’s power grid to its limits
Technology

Blaming blackouts on wind and solar power totally misses the point.

By Neel Dhanesha
Down to Earth
The race to find 2,100 missing species before they go extinctThe race to find 2,100 missing species before they go extinct
Podcast
Down to Earth

Many animals aren’t endangered or extinct — they’re missing. Species detectives are trying to track them down.

By Benji Jones
Technology
It’s the end of the car as we know itIt’s the end of the car as we know it
Technology

The electric vehicle transition is really a U-turn.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Politics
How Jackson, Mississippi, ran out of waterHow Jackson, Mississippi, ran out of water
Politics

A crisis that’s left thousands of residents with no running water was decades in the making.

By Benji Jones
Technology
Biden’s long game for American-made electric vehiclesBiden’s long game for American-made electric vehicles
Technology

The Inflation Reduction Act lays the groundwork for an EV supply that starts in the United States.

By Rebecca Heilweil