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NASA names D.C. headquarters for ‘Hidden Figures’ engineer, Mary Jackson

By Associated Press

NASA is naming its headquarters in Washington after the space agency's first African American female engineer.

This environmental justice activist breaks down deep ties between racism and climate change

By Beth Gardiner, Yale Environmental 360

Activist Elizabeth Yeampierre has long focused on the connections between racial injustice and the environment and climate change. In the wake of George Floyd’s killing and the outsized impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, she hopes people may finally…

Africa’s first vaccination trials begin for COVID-19

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

The large-scale trial of the vaccine developed at the University of Oxford is being conducted in South Africa, Britain and Brazil.

U.S. honeybee colonies are doing better this year, survey shows

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The annual survey of U.S. beekeepers found that honeybee colonies are doing better after a bad year. Monday's survey found winter losses were lower than normal, the second smallest in 14 years of records.

Analysis: Why some people are willing to challenge behavior they see as wrong despite personal risk

By Catherine A. Sanderson, The Conversation

They aren’t worried about feeling embarrassed or having an awkward interaction. And they are far less concerned about conforming to the crowd.

EPA drops regulation for contaminant linked to infant brain damage

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The Environmental Protection Agency has ended an Obama-era drive to regulate a widespread contaminant in drinking water that's been linked to brain damage in infants.

NASA’s next Mars rover honors medical teams fighting virus

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

With just another month until liftoff, the space agency on Wednesday revealed a commemorative plate attached to the rover, aptly named Perseverance.

With every flush, a stream of data for these coronavirus trackers

By Fedor Kossakovski

Samples can’t be traced back to an individual, but researchers can start narrowing in on a geographical area where individuals are shedding the virus.

Meet people volunteering to be exposed to COVID-19 for vaccine research

By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Maea Lenei Buhre

As the world anxiously awaits development of a vaccine for COVID-19, new and controversial research measures are being considered for the first time. These include the possibility of deliberately exposing volunteers to the disease to see if they are infected.

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Coronavirus death rate is higher for those with chronic illnesses

By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press

Monday's report by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the dangers posed by these conditions. They include heart disease, diabetes and chronic lung ailments, such as asthma or emphysema.