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Faye Flam
Faye Flam
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Long Lines at Polling Places Are Deadly in a Pandemic
In this pandemic-tainted election year, long lines at the polls have the potential to be catastrophiThe US Can Control Covid Without a Second Lockdown
Rising Covid-19 case counts across the US have made a second lockdown seem almost inevitable.How to Make Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings Actually Good
One of the greatest outrages in the US response to the coronavirus pandemic has been the way the govDon’t Get Depressed Over Those Covid Antibody Studies
It’s hard to imagine more depressing news than some recent studies showing that antibodies to Covid-Asymptomatic Spread Has Become Bizarrely Controversial
Recent leaps in science should mean we can navigate the coronavirus pandemic more freely and safely14-Day Quarantines Should Keep You Home
Just in time for the July 4 holiday, a whole new series of rules and regulations surrounding interstHow Schools Will Reopen Safely This Fall
For children, keeping schools closed in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic amounts to a cure that’s wWhen to Wear a Mask
Science has a lot to say about the effectiveness of wearing a mask to stop the spread of the coronavThe Ethical Way to Ration Coronavirus Hospital Care
If Covid-19 spreads as fast as experts predict, the memories that will stick with Americans years doPlanting Trees Is Good, But Cutting Emissions Is Better
Overall, it’s good news that President Donald Trump has declared he’s in favor of planting trees — iScientists Are Already Working on Cures for Coronavirus
We aren’t completely unprepared for the Wuhan coronavirus now spreading around the world.Earth in Human Hands
Some scientists are trying to name our current geologic epoch after us – calling it the AnthropoceneThe Best Diet for the Planet Isn’t the Best for Humans
A team of 37 scientists has designed a diet for the long-term future, and the good news is that it dUS Should Go Back to the Moon
To claim we’ve already been to the moon is like spending a day each in Iowa, Arizona, Rhode Island aSmart People May Be More Likely to Fall for Fake News (or Not)
One might suspect scientists of belaboring the obvious with the recent study called “Belief in FakePages
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A Boeing 747 has taken off from the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Due to the coronavirus many airlines suffer from financial losses. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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06 August 2020, US, Los Angeles: People take part in a candlelight vigil for the victims of Beirut's explosion. Photo: Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Wire/dpa
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Saudis organise medical aid to be loaded into a plane as Saudi Arabia begins sending field hospitals and medical aid to Lebanon from the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, on August 7, 2020. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
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A man walks through debris in the street following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon, August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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