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Excess U.S. death rates by county vaccination rate relative to 2019, before and after vaccine availability. The graph shows average excess death rates for Republicans and Democrats in each county for Covid Pre-Vaccine (April 2020 to March 2021) and Covid...

By MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER (AP)  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The world's only naturally migrating whooping cranes, and the species' best chance for survival, died at about twice their normal rate last year and will likely see an overall drop in...

Simulation of 2m temperature anomaly centered over Antarctica on 18 March 2022. Parts of eastern Antarctica saw temperatures hover 70°F (40 Celsius) above normal for more than three days. On 18 March 2022, the surface temperature in Vostok leaped to...