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Eighteen digital freebies and extended trials you can take advantage of right now
How to start your own survival garden
Tigers can get coronavirus—but you won’t catch COVID-19 from your cat
How to make or buy a COVID-19 face mask that actually works
Social distancing works—just ask lobsters, ants, and vampire bats
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How the National Guard dresses for COVID-19 and other disasters
Fight viruses in your home without making bacteria stronger
Will it be safe to hold the Olympics in 2021?
COVID-19 has exposed serious food-security issues in the US. Technology can help.
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Robyn Metcalfe/MIT Press Reader
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Check these privacy and security settings before your next Zoom video chat
Homeless populations are among America’s most vulnerable to the coronavirus
COVID-19 is interrupting lab animal research, sometimes fatally
An environmental stimulus bill could help us bounce back from COVID-19
The huge Navy hospital ships in Los Angeles and New York have a rich history
Scientists are experimenting with three kinds of COVID-19 vaccines
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Jean Peccoud/The Conversation
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COVID-19 has cut air pollution in some countries—but will this blip make a difference?
Inside the flying military hospital that’s treating COVID-19 patients
A panic attack can mimic the symptoms of COVID-19. Here’s what to do about it.
Five beast-mode workouts PopSci editors are doing from home
Nature’s best toilet paper substitutes
American Airlines hasn’t flown cargo-only flights since 1984. That just changed.
COVID-19 is separating parents from their newborns
Four essentials you can donate to help healthcare workers fighting COVID-19
COVID-19 could be especially bad news for the South
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Laura Beil/Undark
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Don’t take chloroquine to prevent COVID-19
Twelve meals you can make from frozen produce during uncertain times
Yes, the new coronavirus is mutating—but that’s not a bad thing
Fourteen mobile games to make your quarantine more fun
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Shira Chess/MIT Press Reader
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A guide to safe outdoor activities during the coronavirus pandemic
Confirmed US cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 50,000. How many are really out there?
Why so many of the COVID-19 graphs you see are misleading
Everything you need to know about getting tested for coronavirus
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Kate Baggaley & Claire Maldarelli
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How to quarantine with your partner without destroying your relationship
Look better on video calls using pro photography techniques
Losing your sense of smell could be a sign of COVID-19
How to stop touching your face
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Benning, Labus & Barchard/The Conversation
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Social distancing is a no-brainer when you’re already isolated in nature
How airlines are wrestling with the fallout of COVID-19
How long will COVID-19 last?
Anti-inflammatory drugs might not actually make COVID-19 worse
13,000 fans moshed at home as a metal band streamed from an empty venue
An expert guide to love and sex during a pandemic
How to disinfect public surfaces during a pandemic (and whether you even need to)
No, you don’t need to hoard toilet paper to prep for a pandemic
Europe is the new epicenter of coronavirus, and the US may be next
How the COVID-19 mask shortage imperils virus research
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Katherine J. Wu/Undark
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Eleven soup recipes perfect for freezing and hoarding
Gotta fly? Wash your hands early and often to keep COVID-19 from following you home
Who’s responsible for containing COVID-19?
COVID-19 symptoms typically appear 5 days after infection
COVID-19 has now killed 29 people in the U.S.
Why COVID-19 can’t beat a good hand-washing
The American healthcare system is only making COVID-19 worse
The melting Arctic gives scientists valuable access to long-dead viruses
What the official COVID-19 mortality rate actually means
Hand washing trumps sanitizer when it comes to beating viruses
Thirteen science questions about COVID-19 from teens
What pregnant people need to know about COVID-19
COVID-19 is exposing dangerous flaws in how we make and prescribe drugs
Music videos, TikTok, and other creative ways people are fighting COVID-19
All the ways you can—and can’t—catch the coronavirus
How to prepare for a viral outbreak like COVID-19
What COVID-19’s ‘inevitable’ spread in the United States actually means
Just how contagious is COVID-19? This chart puts it in perspective.