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If the World Fails to Protect the Economy, COVID-19 will Damage Health Long into the Future

The COVID-19 pandemic is, first and foremost, a health crisis. However, it is rapidly becoming an economic one too. This…

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Rising Temperatures May Push Ecosystems Past Their Limits

Climate change is testing Earth’s limits. It’s altering weather patterns, intensifying natural disasters and breaking temperature records left and right.…

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Whatever Helps You Feel Less Afraid, Tired and Lonely, Do That

Research on positive psychology may help prevent burnout Credit: Scientific American MIND, May 2020Advertisement In the past several weeks I’ve…

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Climate Change and Infectious Diseases

Is there a link between climate change and COCID-19, and should we be worried about other infectious diseases? We know…

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Stone Age String Strengthens Case for Neandertal Smarts

Fibers twisted together to form string might not sound like bleeding-edge technology. But with string, or cordage, one can make…

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Who's Brave Enough to Invest in Saving the Planet?

A handful of venture capitalists are taking big financial risks in hopes of even bigger rewards -- Read more on…

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“We Flew 100 Feet, Really, We Did”

Originally published in June 1904 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “The flying machine invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright, which made a…

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Your Brain Will Thank You for Being a Musician

Music, like mathematics, is a universal language. We can communicate a variety of emotions and themes that touch the very…

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How to Think about COVID-19 like an M.D.

Students studying to become physicians were sent home as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened. Just as many of them were about…

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Coronavirus Misinformation Is Its Own Deadly Condition

“You know, the other day we had a bright, sunny day as we do today in New York, after many…

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