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Smartphone uses

Apple and Google plan to track COVID-19 using your phone’s Bluetooth Apple and Google plan to track COVID-19 using your phone’s Bluetooth

By Stan Horaczek

an empty airport

Your travel-related COVID-19 questions, answered Your travel-related COVID-19 questions, answered

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

We probably won’t see the next COVID-19 coming We probably won’t see the next COVID-19 coming

By Kate Baggaley

A "heroes at work" sign in front of the Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Georgia, honors the medical staff treating COVID-19 patients.

Inside the struggles and successes of one Georgia county’s fight with COVID-19 Inside the struggles and successes of one Georgia county’s fight with COVID-19

By Keren Landman/Undark

two people in protective gear stand by hospital beds

See when COVID-19 could hit your state hardest See when COVID-19 could hit your state hardest

By Sara Chodosh

The pandemic could shrink the global aviation fleet by nearly 10 percent The pandemic could shrink the global aviation fleet by nearly 10 percent

A member of the Tahoe Hotshot crew uses a drip torch for a controlled burn at Sierra National Forest in California.

COVID-19 could make this year’s wildfire season more dangerous COVID-19 could make this year’s wildfire season more dangerous

Native American Nations are even more vulnerable to COVID-19 Native American Nations are even more vulnerable to COVID-19

Pinterest coronavirus search results

How social media companies are trying to fight coronavirus misinformation How social media companies are trying to fight coronavirus misinformation

By Stan Horaczek

elk on golf course

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

coronavirus spikey protein structure.

A new vaccine protects mice from another dangerous coronavirus A new vaccine protects mice from another dangerous coronavirus

By Kate Baggaley

a person holding a TV remote and using their TV

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

garden lettuce growning in a pot.

How to start your own survival garden How to start your own survival garden

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

cat with its owner

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

a girl wearing a bandana around her face

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

By Rachel Feltman

The FDA just pulled popular heartburn drug Zantac due to cancer risk The FDA just pulled popular heartburn drug Zantac due to cancer risk

By Sara Kiley Watson

A mandrill baboon in a zoo

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

By Hawley & Buck/The Conversation

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

a woman wearing a face mask, goggles, and gloves while cleaning a window with a sponge

Fight viruses in your home without making bacteria stronger Fight viruses in your home without making bacteria stronger

By Katherine J. Wu

track and field competition

Will it be safe to hold the Olympics in 2021? Will it be safe to hold the Olympics in 2021?

By Kate Baggaley

grocery shelves

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

By Robyn Metcalfe/MIT Press Reader

Zoom video chat

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

By Stan Horaczek

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

COVID-19 is interrupting lab animal research, sometimes fatally COVID-19 is interrupting lab animal research, sometimes fatally

people assembling solar panels

An environmental stimulus bill could help us bounce back from COVID-19 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 The huge Navy hospital ships in Los Angeles and New York have a rich history

A vegan world wouldn’t keep diseases like COVID-19 from infecting humans A vegan world wouldn’t keep diseases like COVID-19 from infecting humans

A syringe in a vaccine bottle

Scientists are experimenting with three kinds of COVID-19 vaccines Scientists are experimenting with three kinds of COVID-19 vaccines

By Jean Peccoud/The Conversation

beijing skyline clear skies

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

Morphee French flying hospital

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

By Christina Mackenzie

A woman in red with her head in her hands in front of a laptop

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

By Rachel Feltman

Two yoga practitioners posing on a roof

Five beast-mode workouts PopSci editors are doing from home Five beast-mode workouts PopSci editors are doing from home

By Popular Science Team

Spanish moss or old man's beard.

Nature’s best toilet paper substitutes Nature’s best toilet paper substitutes

By Bill Heavey/Field & Stream

American Airlines 777

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

Sleeping baby with small teddy bear

COVID-19 is separating parents from their newborns COVID-19 is separating parents from their newborns

By Katharine Gammon/Undark

a surgeon wearing a surgical mask during surgery

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

By Sara Kiley Watson

The Mississippi capitol building in Jackson

COVID-19 could be especially bad news for the South COVID-19 could be especially bad news for the South

By Laura Beil/Undark

packets of drugs

Don’t take chloroquine to prevent COVID-19 Don’t take chloroquine to prevent COVID-19

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Twelve meals you can make from frozen produce during uncertain times Twelve meals you can make from frozen produce during uncertain times

By Catherine Tillman Whalen/Saveur

the novel coronavirus

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

By Kate Baggaley

Fourteen mobile games to make your quarantine more fun Fourteen mobile games to make your quarantine more fun

By Shira Chess/MIT Press Reader

Lone biker in the woods

A guide to safe outdoor activities during the coronavirus pandemic A guide to safe outdoor activities during the coronavirus pandemic

someone holding a thermometer and tissues

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

By Rachel Feltman

person washing their hands

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

By Sara Chodosh

CDC’s laboratory test kit for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Everything you need to know about getting tested for coronavirus Everything you need to know about getting tested for coronavirus

By Kate Baggaley & Claire Maldarelli

two people holding hands in the sunset

How to quarantine with your partner without destroying your relationship How to quarantine with your partner without destroying your relationship

By Rachel Feltman

Look better on video calls using pro photography techniques Look better on video calls using pro photography techniques

By Stan Horaczek

person smelling coffee

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

kid touching his face

How to stop touching your face How to stop touching your face

By Benning, Labus & Barchard/The Conversation

A Delta passenger plane taking off into the sun

How airlines are wrestling with the fallout of COVID-19 How airlines are wrestling with the fallout of COVID-19

By Rob Mark/Flying Magazine

North American bats tend to roost among the fungus that kills them North American bats tend to roost among the fungus that kills them

By Kate Baggaley

How long will COVID-19 last? How long will COVID-19 last?

By Kate Baggaley

Code Orange stream

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

By Stan Horaczek

Couple holding hands

An expert guide to love and sex during a pandemic An expert guide to love and sex during a pandemic

By Sara Kiley Watson

a person cleaning a stairway

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

By Katherine J. Wu

A roll of toilet paper labeled as "emergency"

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

By Jay L. Zagorsky/The Conversation

A body thermometer

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

By Rachel Feltman

Masked researchers handling samples

How the COVID-19 mask shortage imperils virus research How the COVID-19 mask shortage imperils virus research

By Katherine J. Wu/Undark

Eleven soup recipes perfect for freezing and hoarding

DIY

Eleven soup recipes perfect for freezing and hoarding Eleven soup recipes perfect for freezing and hoarding

By John Kennedy

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

The California Department of Public Health

Who’s responsible for containing COVID-19? Who’s responsible for containing COVID-19?

By Brian Labus/The Conversation

medical face mask

COVID-19 symptoms typically appear 5 days after infection COVID-19 symptoms typically appear 5 days after infection

By Kate Baggaley

White hospital beds

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

By Rachel Feltman

a person washing their hands

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