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How to Cope With Anxieties and Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines Self 2 hrs ago © Andriy Onufriyenko Hello! I'm Zahra, SELF magazine's interim editor in chief and the new host of our wellness advice podcast, Checking In. In this week’s episode, we’re talking about—what else?—the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, plus what to expect when you get your own vaccine if you haven't already. We know that the three COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use in the U.S. are overall very effective at preventing symptomatic illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19, even though the exac...
Biochar Traps Water and Fixes Carbon in Soil, Helping the Climate. But It’s Expensive As droughts become longer, the soil additive could save on irrigation water and, if mass produced, might compete with energy sources such as oil and gas. December 11, 2020 A farm worker applies biochar in the field during a demonstration at a farm near Windhoek, capital of Namibia, on Oct. 8, 2020. Credit: Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua via Getty Images Related Share this article Biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from burning organic materials in a low or zero-oxygen environment, can improve the quality of so...