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A COVID-19 screening checkpoint at Chinook Regional Hospital in Alberta, Canada
COVID-19

We need rapid COVID-19 screening if we want to get back to normal

Schools, offices, and businesses need more options to fill the gaps in testing.

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Diseases

Tiny dust particles could help spread viruses like the flu

Some researchers say they deserve as much attention as aerosolized droplets.

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Animals

Longterm polyamory seems to work just fine for these frogs

The male rainforest frog Thoropa taophora is the first amphibian known to be faithful to several ladies.

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Weather

The future may be full of fire tornadoes

Everything you never wanted to know about whirling infernos.

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Energy

The US has more power outages than any other developed country. Here’s why.

Our grid is outdated and rundown, but utilities aren't willing to do much about it.

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COVID-19

Five stories of sailors who weathered COVID-19 out at sea

For cruisers who were voyaging far from home this past spring, quarantine presented a new set of hurdles.

A child in a medical mask touches the face of a woman in a medical mask
COVID-19

Scientists are still unsure how frequently kids and teens pass COVID to others

Here's everything you need to know from this week's COVID-19 news.

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Life Skills

When your devices need repairs, here’s where to start

We looked at the steps for Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung so you don't have to.

An artist's impression of the Hubble capturing a lunar eclipse during a blood moon.
Moons

Hubble just captured a lunar eclipse for the first time ever

The act could even reveal how to look for life on alien planets.

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COVID-19

The CDC clarifies that COVID-19 immunity and antibodies are still a mystery

New guidelines on quarantining send a mixed message.

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Stem Cells

People are stockpiling umbilical cord blood without really knowing what it does

Medical companies are exhorting expectant parents to protect their babies from diseases that lie ahead.

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Cancer

A guide to sun protection for people with darker skin

Sunscreen is important, no matter what shade you are.

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Health

Should you risk COVID-19 for a cancer screening?

Health care facilities are urging patients back for routine tests, but financial incentives may result in murky motives.

person under stress
COVID-19

Social distancing can make living with eating disorders harder

Understanding how pandemic-related environmental changes influence people with eating disorders is key to treating the conditions.

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Electric Vehicles

Pushing an electric Corvette to 212 mph isn’t easy without causing a meltdown

We drove Joe Biden's $750,000 dream car.

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Dinosaurs

This triceratops cousin suffered from osteosarcoma, just like many humans do

Though the world has changed a lot in 77 million years, cancer might still look pretty similar.

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COVID-19

Social distancing saves lives. Here’s the proof.

Statewide policies prevented more than 600,000 cases within three weeks.

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Vaccines

Russia just approved a COVID vaccine—but that’s not necessarily good news

Vaccine candidates go through three important phases of clinical trials for good reasons.

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COVID-19

The best ways to reduce the risk of COVID-19 indoors

Consider an air filter, a rapid HVAC system, or even just a box fan.

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Global Warming

Toxic waste sites aren’t prepared for hurricane season

The EPA has ignored reports that Superfund sites are not resilient to climate change, and communities are at risk.