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PrEP can prevent HIV infection in teens—so why aren’t they using it?

The coronavirus might show up in your semen, but don’t panic

By Claire Maldarelli

mask and gloves

This pandemic won’t end without strong federal support

Peoples at a riverside beach

This summer’s severe temperatures could make the pandemic even more complicated

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

Staff and military personnel at a Florida nursing home secure COVID-19 test samples.

COVID-19 tests are far from perfect, but accuracy isn’t the biggest problem

By Maureen Ferran/The Conversation

bikes tied up by fence

The pandemic could make cities more bike-friendly—for good

bats flying out of an abandoned gold mine

Why do so many diseases come from bats?

By Kate Baggaley

SARS-CoV-2 strain under a microscope

How the CDC plans to track the mutating coronavirus

girl using a mask and hand sanitizer

The US just had its deadliest day of the pandemic yet. June could be worse.

By Claire Maldarelli

pile of generic drugs

Are doctors trying too many experimental COVID-19 treatments?

person holding vaccine syringe

Oxford University’s timeline for a COVID-19 vaccine is shorter than previous estimates

By Kate Baggaley

Grilled vegetable skewers on a bed of lentils and beans

Sixteen protein-packed veggie dishes to get you through any meat shortage

Cabin fever is real problem. But it's one you can solve.

How to avoid cabin fever (from someone who lives in an actual cabin)

By Tyler Freel/ Outdoor Life

Thunderbirds Blue Angels

Everything to know about the fighter jets in the ‘America Strong’ flyovers

A still life of books, a quill, old spectacles, and candles

This 17th-century plague diary hits a little too close to home

By Ute Lotz-Heumann/The Conversation

air force mortuary

Autopsies provide crucial information for fighting COVID-19

By Sara Chodosh

Now is the time to start tracking your food

By Stan Horaczek

A weather radar station in South Dakota with a thunderstorm in the background

The unexpected way COVID-19 is screwing up weather reports

By Julie Boatman/Flying Magazine

an american flag face mask on a black background

COVID-19 cases surge past 1 million in the US just as some states start reopening

By Rachel Feltman

Why we evolved to feel empathy during pandemics and other disasters

By Peter Sterling/MIT Press Reader

doctors performing a surgery in a hospital

COVID-19 is causing strokes in young people and doctors don’t know why

a person in a lab

The CDC just added six official COVID-19 symptoms

By Claire Maldarelli

The facade of the Movimiento Juventud 2000 migrant shelter.

Migrants don’t carry more viruses than anyone else

By Lourdes Medrano/Undark

wastewater treatment facility

Poop could be the key to tracking COVID-19 outbreaks

By Kate Baggaley

a bottle of clorox bleach on a wooden table

Drinking, bathing in, or injecting yourself with bleach can be deadly—and it won’t cure COVID-19

By Rachel Feltman

Person holding a homemade mask on a dirt road

COVID-19 hurts rural areas, too, even if it’s not obvious

By Kate Baggaley

Hands holding candle.

How to grieve in the midst of social distancing

By Sara Kiley Watson

zipline coronavirus testing

Speedy drones are helping Ghana test for the novel coronavirus

World health organization workers wearing PPE during the Ebola epidemic.

Trump’s move to pull WHO funds could make the pandemic worse

smog over shanghai

Air pollution has made the COVID-19 pandemic worse

Many national parks remain open during the pandemic. The man in charge explains why.

By Alex Robinson / Outdoor Life

A woman in a face mask touching her face

Face masks are now recommended for all, but how much do they help?

By Sara Chodosh

Simple tips to heal your hands after constant washing

By Wong and Nixon/The Conversation

person leaning against his bike with his phone

Can smartphone apps track COVID-19 without violating your privacy?

By Kate Baggaley

A bottle of hydroxychloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria and lupus

Rogue hydroxychloroquine use is disrupting important COVID-19 clinical trials

By Sara Talpos/Undark

13 free online resources to educate and entertain your kids

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

person holding potatoes in a field

Why farmers are forced to let food rot during the shutdown while others go hungry

person in protective gear in a morgue

Catching COVID-19 from a dead body is possible, but there’s no proof it’s happened yet

By Sara Chodosh

C-17 coronavirus transport

First mission for the Air Force’s flying hospital pods: Pulling COVID-19 patients from Afghanistan

Natural disasters will push the US further into crisis mode

Porn is helping people cope with the pandemic

By Joshua B. Grubbs/The Conversation

Smartphone uses

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

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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

By Keren Landman/Undark

two people in protective gear stand by hospital beds

See when COVID-19 could hit your state hardest

By Sara Chodosh

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

Native American Nations are even more vulnerable to COVID-19

Pinterest coronavirus search results

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

coronavirus spikey protein structure.

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

garden lettuce growning in a pot.

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

a girl wearing a bandana around her face

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

By Sara Kiley Watson

A mandrill baboon in a zoo

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

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

By Katherine J. Wu

track and field competition

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.

By Robyn Metcalfe/MIT Press Reader

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