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Scientists Fear Second Coronavirus Wave as China’s Lockdowns Ease

For the first time in months, the Chinese province of Hubei, where the coronavirus first emerged, is getting attention for…

5 years ago

Coronavirus Lockdowns Have Changed the Way Earth Moves

The coronavirus pandemic has brought chaos to lives and economies around the world. But efforts to curb the spread of…

5 years ago

Antibiotic Resistance Could Lead to More COVID-19 Deaths

In four months, COVID-19 has transformed the world. Thousands of lives have ended, billions are in quarantine, and global economies…

5 years ago

Several States, Environmental Groups Vow to Sue Over Car Pollution Rollback

The Trump administration yesterday unsheathed the second part of its massive rollback of Obama-era clean car standards, setting the stage…

5 years ago

NASA’s Next Solar Mission Will Use Six Spacecraft to Make One Giant Telescope

Want to build the largest radio telescope to fly in space? Here’s an easier technique: Design six tiny satellites to fly in…

5 years ago

Cats Can Get Coronavirus, Study Suggests–But Pet Owners Need Not Panic

Cats can be infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and spread it to other cats, but dogs are not…

5 years ago

Bird Fossil Shared Earth with T. rex

Who’s your favorite superhero? Captain Marvel? Superman? Well, in a minute, you might just change your answer to the Wonderchicken. [CLIP:…

5 years ago

The Loneliness of the “Social Distancer” Triggers Brain Cravings Akin to Hunger

Loneliness hurts. It is psychologically distressing and so physically unhealthy that being lonely increases the likelihood of an earlier death…

5 years ago

STEM Education Needs a Course Correction

By Ainissa Ramirez For the past several years, I’ve lived as a science evangelist, crisscrossing the country and preaching the…

5 years ago

Our Trust in Science Is Complicated

Science is supposedly based on evidence, but in reality, for most people, it is based on trust. Scientific evidence is…

5 years ago