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Faye Flam
Faye Flam
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Covid Spread Can’t Only Be Explained by Who’s Being ‘Bad’
There are some weird things going on in the coronavirus data.The Odds of Catching Covid on a Flight Are Slim
If you decide to fly, the odds that you will pick up Covid-19 are low, according to one expert analyLong 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 dPages
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A satellite image shows oil containment booms around blue bay marine park to contain oil washing ashore from Japanese owned carrier ship which is leaking oil after it ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius, 12 August 2020. EPA/MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES
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A cyclist rides along a trail as the Ranch Fire burns, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Azusa, Calif. Heat wave conditions were making difficult work for fire crews battling brush fires and wildfires across Southern California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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In this image made from video, elephants roam in Amboseli national park, Kenya Friday, Jul. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Joe Mwihia)
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Amedee Perrein, French manager at HADN (horticulture and agriculture trade), poses next to Silphium perfoliatum (cup plant) flowering plants in a field near Dompaire, eastern France, on August 12, 2020. (Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP)
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