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Does coronavirus linger in the body? What we know about how viruses in...
Are there places in the body where SARS-CoV-2 can hide from the immune system?fotograzia / Getty ImagesAs millions of people are recovering from COVID-19, an unanswered question is the extent to which...
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Video: Who controls pandemic data?
Public data is vital to the functioning of a democracy.Witthaya Prasongsin / Getty ImagesEditor’s note: When the Trump administration ordered hospitals to report COVID-19 data to the Department of...
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International trade has cost Americans millions of jobs. Investing in...
Some economists support policies that invest in communities and towns as the best way to offset job losses.Photo by Andrea Leopardi for UnsplashArguing against globalization is like arguing against the...
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How gene editing a person's brain cells could be used to curb the opioid...
CRISPR/Cas is a tool for editing genes.STEVEN MCDOWELL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty ImagesEven as the COVID-19 pandemic cripples the economy and kills hundreds of people each day, there is another...
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Nuclear threats are increasing – here's how the US should prepare for a...
A visitor to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum views a photo of the aftermath of the 1945 bombing. Carl Court/Getty ImagesOn the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, some may...
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Brain scientists haven't been able to find major differences between women's...
Are there innate differences between female and male brains?SebastianKaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesPeople have searched for sex differences in human brains since at least the 19th...
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Wearable fitness devices deliver early warning of possible COVID-19 infection
Fitness information from wearable devices can reveal when the body is fighting an infection.Nico De Pasquale Photography/Stone via Getty ImagesThe difficulty many people have getting tested for...
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How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline
More and more studies are revealing the cognitive effects of COVID-19.Amornrat Phuchom / Getty ImagesOf all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects the body, one of the more insidious is the...
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'Morality pills' may be the US's best shot at ending the coronavirus...
A psychoactive substance to make you act in everyone's best interest?Sayanh Kaew Mni/EyeEm via Getty ImagesCOVID-19 is a collective risk. It threatens everyone, and we all must cooperate to lower the...
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Cyberspace is critical infrastructure – it will take effective government...
Cyberspace has become indispensable during the COVID-19 pandemic, heightening the need for online protections.Ariel Skelley/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesA famous 1990s New Yorker cartoon showed two...
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How to use ventilation and air filtration to prevent the spread of...
Open windows are the simplest way to increase air flow in a room. Justin Paget / Digital Vision via Getty ImagesThe vast majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurs indoors, most of it from the...
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Clever chemistry turns ordinary bricks into electricity storage devices
Bricks could do double duty as building materials and supercapacitors.Big_Ryan/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big ideaIn my...
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A COVID-19 vaccine needs the public's trust – and it's risky to cut corners...
On Aug. 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that a coronavirus vaccine developed in the country has been registered for use.Russian Health Ministry/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty...
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Why does some rain fall harder than other rain?
A downpour or a drizzle: What causes the difference? David Pinzer Photography/Moment via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
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Up to 204,691 extra deaths in the US so far in this pandemic year
The pandemic leaves its mark in the number of lives ended.Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty ImagesThe Conversation, CC BY-NDThe number of deaths in the United States through July 2020...
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The COVID-19 virus can spread through the air – here's what it'll take to...
Researchers are working on handheld devices that can signal the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the air.fotograzia/Moment via Getty ImagesA growing body of research shows that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...
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Nature and nurture both contribute to gender inequality in leadership – but...
Who gets a seat at the table?H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock via Getty ImagesGender expectations can make it harder for women to achieve positions of leadership.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesKamala...
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A little-known technology change will make video streaming cheaper and pave...
A short summary of how the H.266 standards can improve the video streaming experience.A new format for compressing video, called Versatile Video Coding (H.266/VVC), at first glance might not seem to be...
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Sketchy darknet websites are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic –...
Black markets thrive online and flourish during pandemics and other crises.Marko Klaric/EyeEm via Getty ImagesUnderground markets that sell illegal commodities like drugs, counterfeit currency and fake...
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Families can support kids' mental health whether they're learning remotely or...
Kids learn who they are and how to cope within their families.Thomas Barwick/Stone via Getty ImagesThe choice between in-person learning, where available, and remote learning is a fraught one for...
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