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COVID-19

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

The former oil tankers are part of a line of medical vessels dating back more than 200 years.

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Life Skills

Don’t impulse shop. Use a system to buy the right stuff for you.

Decisions, decisions.

child carrying a log in woods.
Life Skills

Eleven outdoor skills to teach your kids—or yourself

They’ll come in handy after the pandemic, too.

Yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse.
Evolution

Meet the highest mouse on Earth

These tiny mountaineers might be the most impressive mammals around.

BeiDou-3 satellite system China GPS
Military

China’s version of GPS is almost complete. Here’s what that means.

It’s called BeiDou, and it’s key for the military, tech industry, and more.

meat
Diseases

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

We need to spend more energy monitoring the places where humans and animals meet.

a person using their phone on the subway
Tech Hacks

Everything you need to do before you start a free trial

Don’t sign up right away.

Voyager 2's image of Uranus.
Exoplanets

Uranus blasted a gas bubble 22,000 times bigger than Earth

It happened back in 1986—but it could happen again.

A syringe in a vaccine bottle
Vaccines

Scientists are experimenting with three kinds of COVID-19 vaccines

It can take years to develop a time-tested vaccine. But the world needs something faster.

beijing skyline clear skies
COVID-19

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

What this means for the climate depends on what we do after the pandemic ends.

Morphee French flying hospital
COVID-19

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

The French airborne ICU was originally designed to transport injured soldiers back home.

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

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

Tips for dealing with all these feelings.

Two yoga practitioners posing on a roof
COVID-19

Five beast-mode workouts PopSci editors are doing from home

Keep your immune system in good shape.

Spanish moss or old man's beard.
COVID-19

Nature’s best toilet paper substitutes

For when you find yourself between a crack and a hard place.

Romane Cristescu with a koala that survived the bushfires, but died afterwards.
Animals

Dogs and scientists team up to save burnt, starving koalas

The animals are still in trouble weeks after the Australian bushfires.

American Airlines 777
COVID-19

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

In a pandemic, if you can’t fly people, you might as well haul stuff. Here’s how that works.

Person stretching in bed.
Life Skills

Develop a morning routine that’ll stick

Start your day the right way.

Sleeping baby with small teddy bear
Mental Health

COVID-19 is separating parents from their newborns

With limited evidence of mother-to-baby transmission, some hospitals are taking precautions with self isolation.

a surgeon wearing a surgical mask during surgery
COVID-19

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

Supplies can be better than money.

Internet servers
Internet

With internet usage surging, companies are scrambling to keep it all running

What are companies like Netflix, Google, T-Mobile, and Comcast doing to keep people online during the coronavirus?