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contact tracing app

How does contact tracing work, and how extensive will it be for Trump?

By Nina Pullano

Blood pressure taken at the doctor's office.

All the conditions we know increase your risk of dying from COVID-19

By Sara Kiley Watson

A pregnant person in a straw hat and blue shirt

How do we know if medicines are safe during pregnancies?

By Jyoti Madhusoodanan / Undark

Donald Trump and Mile Pence in front of a giant american flag

President Trump has COVID-19, according to White House statements

By Popular Science Team

Keeping older folks out of COVID-19 vaccine trials hurts everyone

President Donald Trump (left) and former Vice President Joe Biden at the first 2020 presidential debate

Five key science takeaways from the first presidential debate

By Purbita Saha

white-crowned sparrow singing in a tree

Bird songs got sexier during the COVID-19 shutdown

CDC Director Robert Redfield and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci in 2018

The CDC thinks 90 percent of the US could still catch COVID-19

By Purbita Saha

woman shopping with face mask on

It’s never been more important to get a flu shot

By Sara Chodosh

Bags with groceries

Save money during the pandemic with these tech-savvy solutions

By Whitson Gordon

Man with headache on bed.

These COVID symptoms could last for months

By Sara Kiley Watson

People's Climate March in Washington, D.C. in 2017

The pandemic is teaching us how to better fight climate change

By Dr. Robin E. Bell/Undark

Woman in cold weather with mask.

Outdoor heaters, video chat, and other hacks for surviving winter with COVID-19

By Sara Kiley Watson

Big 10 football players are set to return to conference play in October of 2020.

Big Ten football players will get daily COVID-19 tests, but that might not be enough

By Rachael Zisk

a person holding a set of vaccines

A coronavirus vaccine will save more lives if we share it widely

a hand holding pins that say "vote" on them

Why you should vote as early as possible (and how to do it)

By John Kennedy

person checking temperature of child

Some kids have been suffering from COVID-19 for months

By Megan E. Doherty/Undark

a person wearing a mask

COVID-19 may one day come and go like the flu, but we’re not there yet

By Kate Baggaley

person holding their stomach in pain

Google search data can help pinpoint COVID-19 hotspots before they flare up

AstraZeneca resumed its COVID-19 vaccine trials after uncovering a mysterious reaction

By Claire Maldarelli

How well do fancy mask designs actually protect against COVID-19?

By Hannah Thomasy/Undark

a mother putting a mask on her daughter

Trump downplayed the threat from COVID-19. Here’s how we could’ve fought back harder.

By Kate Baggaley

Civil War medical dispatch

Times of strife can lead to medical innovation—when governments are willing

By Jeffrey Clemens/The Conversation

person receiving a vaccine

AstraZeneca just paused its COVID-19 vaccine trial, and that’s a good thing

By Claire Maldarelli

Girl doing yoga with dog.

The safest ways to exercise during a pandemic

By Sara Kiley Watson

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may account for 19 percent of US COVID-19 cases in August

By Claire Maldarelli

purple monochrome photo modern sparse office

The office will never be the same

By Eleanor Cummins

Data on COVID-19 outbreaks in schools was sparse, so this teacher collected it herself

Data on COVID-19 outbreaks in schools was sparse, so this teacher collected it herself

By Audrey Goodson Kingo/Working Mother

a girl getting a bandaid after receiving a vaccine.

What would it actually take to have a COVID-19 vaccine by November?

By Kate Baggaley

A DACA supporter holds up a sign saying, "Our dreamers are the future of our nation"

Dreamers have been leading America’s pandemic response, despite their own shaky future

By Lourdes Medrano/Undark

prescription drug

Corticosteroids can help COVID-19 patients with severe respiratory distress

All the pros—and cons—of convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19

By Claire Maldarelli

Chinese paper lanterns in front of a blue and yellow floral mural

The recent rise in Asian American hate crimes could have impacts beyond the pandemic

By Candice Wang

A person wearing an N95 mask and making a thumbs up

Convincing someone to wear a mask is hard, but not impossible

By Colin Marshall/The Conversation

asymptomatic person in crowd

What makes a patient asymptomatic to COVID-19?

By Emily Laber-Warren/Undark

The CDC’s new COVID-19 testing guidelines could make the pandemic worse

By Sara Kiley Watson

Cuddled up pug.

How to help your pet with separation anxiety

By Sara Kiley Watson

Scientists may have confirmed you can catch COVID-19 twice

By Claire Maldarelli

How to make your own disinfecting wipes

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Boy doing online school in a mask.

The risks of three back-to-school plans, ranked

By Sara Kiley Watson

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

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

By Zoë McLaren/The Conversation

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

By Herb McCormick

A child in a medical mask touches the face of a woman in a medical mask

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

By Claire Maldarelli

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

By Rachel Feltman

A laptop on a college-dorm desk

8 tips for boosting mental health at college in the age of COVID-19

By Candice Wang

person under stress

Social distancing can make living with eating disorders harder

empty benches at a park

Social distancing saves lives. Here’s the proof.

By Kate Baggaley

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

By Claire Maldarelli

An air vent in a room

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

By Shelly Miller/The Conversation

a person with a mask on

Does your favorite mask actually work? Researchers now have a way to tell.

Woman waiting for airplane with coronavirus mask.

The safest way to travel during the pandemic

Signs on a city street imploring people to socially distance

There’s still a lot of COVID-19 data that we don’t have

By Manal Mohammed/The Conversation

an empty playground

Nearly 100,000 U.S. kids tested positive for COVID-19 in the second half of July

By Claire Maldarelli

How to host a virtual party that’s absolutely lit

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Family sitting and talking.

How to talk to kids about the coronavirus and other bad news

By Sara Kiley Watson

satellite image of hurricane isaias

Hurricane Isaias marks one of the earliest hurricane seasons ever

By Sara Chodosh

COVID-19 raises the stakes for environmental activists in Colombia

By Lise Josefsen Hermann/Undark

Person floating in the water

How to enjoy summer in a pandemic

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

The virus that causes COVID-19 has been silently brewing in bats for decades

To-go food containers.

The safest way to eat at your favorite restaurant during the pandemic

By Candice Wang

Pink face masks.

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine has started a nationwide, Phase 3 trial

By Claire Maldarelli

deforested area with cut logs

Protecting nature could prevent the next pandemic

Long-distance learning could help us democratize education

Long-distance learning could help us democratize education

By Meredith Bodgas/Working Mother

An empty Fenway Stadium

Leagues scramble to replace the roar of the crowd as pro sports return

By Purbita Saha