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A bottle of hydroxychloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria and lupus
COVID-19

Rogue hydroxychloroquine use is disrupting important COVID-19 clinical trials

The spread of unproven treatments lends to inconclusive results, frustrating both researchers and desperate patients.

Wes L. Cockx illustration
Engineering

Copper is the ultimate tool for innovation

The metal has been with us through some of the greatest technological advances we’ve ever made.

Rhinos with oxpeckers on their back.
Birds

Rhinos pay a painful price for oxpecker protection

Nothing ever comes free.

Kid on laptop
COVID-19

13 free online resources to educate and entertain your kids

School’s out for... an undetermined amount of time.

person holding potatoes in a field
COVID-19

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

Our supply chain can’t adapt this quickly.

ladybug flying
Robots

These fold-up robots fly just like ladybugs

Snap. Lock. Fold. Repeat.

person in protective gear in a morgue
COVID-19

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

Wearing proper PPE is essential.

Artist's impression of 'Oumuamua.
Exoplanets

A new ’Oumuamua theory could mean many more interstellar visitors are headed our way

‘Oumuamua sure looked like an oddball, but similar planetary tatters could be floating everywhere.

C-17 coronavirus transport
COVID-19

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

The bio-containment modules date to the 2014 Ebola crisis.

A knife being sharpened on a wet stone.
Life Skills

Eight wood-carving skills to help you survive

Make tools, start a fire, and trap wild game with just some sticks and a knife.

USPS delivering mail
Health

The 2001 anthrax attacks could have made the USPS more secure. Instead it’s more vulnerable than ever.

Twenty years ago, postal workers rallied for changes that never took hold.

flooding
COVID-19

Natural disasters will push the US further into crisis mode

This year’s hurricanes and tornados will be hard for the US to bear.

"Bedlam" tackles the systemic failures and cultural taboos of treating mental health conditions. It airs on PBS tonight at 10 p.m. EDT.
Mental Health

Meet the health care workers and patients on the front lines of another national crisis

‘Bedlam’ traces the lives of people who cycle through California’s overflowing psych wards.

Laptop on bed
COVID-19

Porn is helping people cope with the pandemic

The psychological and physical distraction might help flatten the curve more.

Smartphone uses
Internet

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

It will start as apps and eventually move into iOS and Android.

Zoom app on mobile
Tech Hacks

The best Zoom tricks and add-ons for your video chats

Get straight to zooming like a pro.

construction dig site
Science

Archaeologists and construction workers are teaming up to unearth historic relics

One massive rail project, 10 millennia of history, 60-plus excavation sites, 143 miles of track, and thousands of skeletons.

an empty airport
COVID-19

Your travel-related COVID-19 questions, answered

It’s all about managing risk.

Sliced Bread
Technology

Twelve classic products that were perfect from the start

Nailed it the first time!

dinosaurs
Dinosaurs

How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?

Paleontologists pull inspiration from modern birds and reptiles to design true-to-life T. rexes.