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Animals

The real reason we’re seeing more wildlife during the pandemic

By Ula Chrobak

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A new vaccine protects mice from another dangerous coronavirus

By Kate Baggaley

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Eighteen digital freebies and extended trials you can take advantage of right now

By David Nield

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COVID-19

How to start your own survival garden

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

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Animals

Tigers can get coronavirus—but you won’t catch COVID-19 from your cat

By Kat Eschner

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COVID-19

How to make or buy a COVID-19 face mask that actually works

By Rachel Feltman

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Animals

Social distancing works—just ask lobsters, ants, and vampire bats

By Hawley & Buck/The Conversation

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COVID-19

How the National Guard dresses for COVID-19 and other disasters

By Rob Verger

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Fight viruses in your home without making bacteria stronger

By Katherine J. Wu

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Will it be safe to hold the Olympics in 2021?

By Kate Baggaley

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COVID-19 has exposed serious food-security issues in the US. Technology can help.

By Robyn Metcalfe/MIT Press Reader

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Check these privacy and security settings before your next Zoom video chat

By Stan Horaczek

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Homeless populations are among America’s most vulnerable to the coronavirus

By Kat Eschner

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Animals

COVID-19 is interrupting lab animal research, sometimes fatally

By Kat Eschner

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COVID-19

An environmental stimulus bill could help us bounce back from COVID-19

By Ula Chrobak

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The huge Navy hospital ships in Los Angeles and New York have a rich history

By Rob Verger

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COVID-19

Scientists are experimenting with three kinds of COVID-19 vaccines

By Jean Peccoud/The Conversation

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Climate Change

COVID-19 has cut air pollution in some countries—but will this blip make a difference?

By Ula Chrobak

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Aviation

Inside the flying military hospital that’s treating COVID-19 patients

By Christina Mackenzie

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COVID-19

A panic attack can mimic the symptoms of COVID-19. Here’s what to do about it.

By Rachel Feltman

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COVID-19

Five beast-mode workouts PopSci editors are doing from home

By Popular Science Team

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COVID-19

Nature’s best toilet paper substitutes

By Bill Heavey/Field & Stream

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COVID-19

American Airlines hasn’t flown cargo-only flights since 1984. That just changed.

By Rob Verger

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COVID-19

COVID-19 is separating parents from their newborns

By Katharine Gammon/Undark

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COVID-19

Four essentials you can donate to help healthcare workers fighting COVID-19

By Sara Kiley Watson

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COVID-19 could be especially bad news for the South

By Laura Beil/Undark

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Don’t take chloroquine to prevent COVID-19

By Kat Eschner

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Twelve meals you can make from frozen produce during uncertain times

By Catherine Tillman Whalen/Saveur

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COVID-19

Yes, the new coronavirus is mutating—but that’s not a bad thing

By Kate Baggaley

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COVID-19

Fourteen mobile games to make your quarantine more fun

By Shira Chess/MIT Press Reader

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COVID-19

A guide to safe outdoor activities during the coronavirus pandemic

By Ula Chrobak

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COVID-19

Confirmed US cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 50,000. How many are really out there?

By Rachel Feltman

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COVID-19

Why so many of the COVID-19 graphs you see are misleading

By Sara Chodosh

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COVID-19

Everything you need to know about getting tested for coronavirus

By Kate Baggaley & Claire Maldarelli

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COVID-19

How to quarantine with your partner without destroying your relationship

By Rachel Feltman

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Look better on video calls using pro photography techniques

By Stan Horaczek

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COVID-19

Losing your sense of smell could be a sign of COVID-19

By Kat Eschner

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COVID-19

How to stop touching your face

By Benning, Labus & Barchard/The Conversation

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COVID-19

Social distancing is a no-brainer when you’re already isolated in nature

By Alex Robinson / Outdoor Life

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COVID-19

How airlines are wrestling with the fallout of COVID-19

By Rob Mark/Flying Magazine

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How long will COVID-19 last?

By Kate Baggaley

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COVID-19

Anti-inflammatory drugs might not actually make COVID-19 worse

By Kat Eschner

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COVID-19

13,000 fans moshed at home as a metal band streamed from an empty venue

By Stan Horaczek

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COVID-19

An expert guide to love and sex during a pandemic

By Sara Kiley Watson

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COVID-19

How to disinfect public surfaces during a pandemic (and whether you even need to)

By Katherine J. Wu

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COVID-19

No, you don’t need to hoard toilet paper to prep for a pandemic

By Jay L. Zagorsky/The Conversation

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COVID-19

Europe is the new epicenter of coronavirus, and the US may be next

By Rachel Feltman

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COVID-19

How the COVID-19 mask shortage imperils virus research

By Katherine J. Wu/Undark

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COVID-19

Eleven soup recipes perfect for freezing and hoarding

By John Kennedy

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COVID-19

Gotta fly? Wash your hands early and often to keep COVID-19 from following you home

By Kat Eschner

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COVID-19

Who’s responsible for containing COVID-19?

By Brian Labus/The Conversation

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COVID-19

COVID-19 symptoms typically appear 5 days after infection

By Kate Baggaley

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COVID-19 has now killed 29 people in the U.S.

By Rachel Feltman

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COVID-19

Why COVID-19 can’t beat a good hand-washing

By Kat Eschner

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COVID-19

The American healthcare system is only making COVID-19 worse

By Kat Eschner

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Climate Change

The melting Arctic gives scientists valuable access to long-dead viruses

By Marlene Cimons/Nexus Media

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COVID-19

What the official COVID-19 mortality rate actually means

By Rachel Feltman

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COVID-19

Hand washing trumps sanitizer when it comes to beating viruses

By Sara Kiley Watson

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COVID-19

Thirteen science questions about COVID-19 from teens

By Rachel Feltman

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COVID-19

What pregnant people need to know about COVID-19

By Kate Baggaley

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COVID-19

COVID-19 is exposing dangerous flaws in how we make and prescribe drugs

By Kat Eschner

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COVID-19

Music videos, TikTok, and other creative ways people are fighting COVID-19

By Sara Kiley Watson

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COVID-19

All the ways you can—and can’t—catch the coronavirus

By Kate Baggaley

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COVID-19

How to prepare for a viral outbreak like COVID-19

By John Kennedy

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