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Ultrasensitive Fuel Gauges Could Improve Electric Vehicle Batteries

A team of U.S. and German scientists is developing detectors that could remove some of the mysteries—and hazards—of using large…

5 years ago

How Do Children Spread the Coronavirus? The Science Still Isn’t Clear

The role of children in spreading the coronavirus has been a key question since the early days of the pandemic.…

5 years ago

We Need to Rethink Involuntary Hospitalization during This Pandemic

For millions of Americans detained by law, the COVID-19 pandemic may be especially distressing. As of April 8, more than…

5 years ago

How Coronavirus Spreads Through the Air: What We Know So Far

Several months into a pandemic that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and decimated economies around the world, scientists…

5 years ago

Antipoaching Tech Tracks COVID-19 Flare-Ups in South Africa

On May 1 South Africa began to slowly open its stores and economy after a five-week lockdown to limit the…

5 years ago

How Heavy is the Universe? Conflicting Answers Hint at New Physics

Two entirely different ways of “weighing” the cosmos are producing disparate results. If more precise measurements fail to resolve the…

5 years ago

Lemur Flirting Uses Common Scents

When preparing for a date, a human might use a small spritz of cologne or perfume. And male ring-tailed lemurs…

5 years ago

Millions More Americans Will Face Climate Disasters with Warming

Roughly one-third of the U.S. population—or 118 million Americans—could feel one or more extreme weather events annually by 2050 if…

5 years ago

Blood Clots Are Mysteriously Tied to Many Coronavirus Problems

Purple rashes, swollen legs, clogged catheters and sudden death—blood clots, large and small, are a frequent complication of COVID-19, and…

5 years ago

We’re in the Calm before a New Storm of COVID-19 Infections and Deaths

COVID-19 deaths and infections appear to have slowed down for now, but as we begin to emerge from our homes…

5 years ago