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How New Diseases Find Their Way Into Humans
How New Diseases Find Their Way Into Humans
The novel coronavirus is a reminder that diseases from wild animals can move into humans. Animals get sick, just like us. And ecologists tell us that the health of animals, humans, ecosystems and the planet is interconnected.
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What Californians Need to Know About the Coronavirus
What Californians Need to Know About the Coronavirus
The novel coronavirus is likely to spread in local U.S. communities in the near future, federal officials warned Tuesday. Here's some basic information on the coronavirus for Californians.
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Coronavirus: UC Davis Isolates Three Students
Coronavirus: UC Davis Isolates Three Students
One student at UC Davis is being tested for coronavirus. UC Berkeley is screening students who come into its health center and beefing up staffing and supplies.
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California Seeks Origin of First Possible Community Transmission of COVID-19
California Seeks Origin of First Possible Community Transmission of COVID-19
California state officials sought Thursday to calm a public rattled by the news of the first possible community transmission of COVID-19.
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Kangaroo Rats Are Furry, Spring-Loaded Ninjas
Kangaroo Rats Are Furry, Spring-Loaded Ninjas
Kangaroo rats use their exceptional hearing and powerful hind legs to jump clear of rattlesnakes –– or even deliver a stunning kick in the face.
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Here's Where Each of the Presidential Candidates Stands on Climate Change
 
In a poll of likely Democratic voters, almost half named climate change as their highest priority for the next president. Here's what reporters for InsideClimateNews found in their extensive analyses of all the candidates' climate plans.
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CHART: Compare the Democratic Candidates' Key Climate Proposals
 
The front-runners for the Democratic nomination agree that the country needs to reverse course from the Trump administration's current environmental policy of embracing fossil fuels. But there are some key differences as well...
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