Here's Who Should Get a Second COVID Booster

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April 28, 2022

Vaccines Here's Who Should Get a Second COVID Booster An individual's health risks, treatment access and local case levels come into play for those who are eligible By Esther Landhuis

Conservation Millions of Trees Were Removed in 2021, Hurting Climate Goals The dramatic loss of tree cover in the tropics and northern boreal forests is releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide By Sara Schonhardt,E&E News

Neuroscience Mapping the Brain to Understand the Mind New technology is enabling neuroscientists to make increasingly detailed wiring diagrams that could yield new insights into brain function By Monique Brouillette,Knowable Magazine

Computing It's Time to Open the Black Box of Social Media Social media companies need to give their data to independent researchers to better understand how to keep users safe By Renée DiResta,Laura Edelson,Brendan Nyhan,Ethan Zuckerman

Computing Lost Women of Science Podcast, Season 2, Episode 5: La Jolla Klára Dán von Neumann encounters a new home, a new husband and a new project By Katie Hafner,The Lost Women of Science Initiative

Engineering Record-Breaking Jumping Robot Can Leap a 10-Story Building To propel itself higher than any known engineered jumper or animal can, it had to ignore the limits of biology By Sophie Bushwick

Particle Physics Large Hadron Collider Seeks New Particles after Major Upgrade Long-awaited boosts to the world's most powerful collider could spur breakthroughs in the hunt for physics beyond the Standard Model By Daniel Garisto

Creativity Brainstorming on Zoom Hampers Creativity Turning off the camera when trying to hash out new ideas might help By Bret Stetka

Inequality People Think Minority Groups Are Bigger Than They Really Are Overestimating minority populations can lead to reduced support for diversity and inclusion programs By Emily Willingham

Oceans A Major Ocean Current Is at Its Weakest Point in 1,000 Years Natural variations are currently the main cause, but climate change should continue to cause it to slow down By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

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FROM THE ARCHIVE How Many COVID Vaccine Boosters Will We Need? Endless boosting might not be a practical or sustainable strategy, scientists say By Clare Watson,Nature magazine | January 2022

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