As the world grapples with containing the spread and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must also act to address…
Out of necessity, local school systems worldwide have reacted quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic by transitioning education for young people…
SURGICAL DISCRETION As an M.D., I'd like to applaud Claudia Wallis's review of the ISCHEMIA and CABANA trials of treatments…
One morning a few weeks ago I was chatting with my friend Horacio, a mathematician in the New York City…
1970 Gene Switches “How are genes controlled? All cells must be able to turn their genes on and off. For…
A first-of-its-kind study by the Federal Emergency Management Agency shows that modern building codes are averting $1 billion a year…
The items below are highlights from the newsletter, “Smart, useful, science stuff about COVID-19.” To receive newsletter issues daily in…
COVID-19 is cutting a jarring and unequal path across the U.S. The disease is disproportionately killing people of color, particularly…
Amidst protests and conversations on racism following several instances of police violence, scientific institutions are reevaluating their approach to dealing…
EPA published a proposal in the Federal Register yesterday that critics described as an assault on minority communities coping with the public…