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deforested area with cut logs
Health

Protecting nature could prevent the next pandemic

By Ula Chrobak

Long-distance learning could help us democratize education
Health

Long-distance learning could help us democratize education

By Meredith Bodgas/Working Mother

An empty Fenway Stadium
Health

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

By Purbita Saha

a woman is talking on the phone while wearing a protective face mask. The mask is white and has a plastic valve on the front of it.
Health

Face masks with valves don’t stop COVID-19 from spreading

By Kat Eschner

Viruses like influenza often evolve in livestock, like the pigs pictured here.
Health

There’s a dangerous virus brewing in pigs—but there’s no need to panic yet

By Candice Wang

person putting soap on hands
Health

We already know how to beat COVID-19 in three easy steps

By Kate Baggaley

a man in a car wearing a mask is having his temperature taken by someone wearing protective gloves
Health

COVID-19 temperature checks might do more harm than good

By Kat Eschner

A toddler dressed as Wonder Woman
Health

Eight summer activity ideas that will boost kids’ brains

By Pexman, Reggin & Madigan/The Conversation

COVID-19 masks
Health

Kids may spread COVID-19 more than previously assumed

By Sara Kiley Watson

People having an outdoor barbecue
Health

How (and when) to put together a social bubble

By Candice Wang

cars flooded by water
Health

How to evacuate and find emergency shelter during a pandemic

By Hannah Seo

thermometer and masks
Health

Why no one knows if you can catch COVID-19 twice

By Kate Baggaley

apartment building
Health

How eviction is feeding—and being fed by—the pandemic

By Kat Eschner

Bill Nye
Environment

Bill Nye says trust in science is key to beating COVID-19 and climate change

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

American hunters on horseback through the Yukon
Health

With the US-Canada border closed, wildlife tourism is hurting

By Joe Genzel/ Outdoor Life

revolution balance board
Health

Balance boards make for a scary, fun, and surprisingly perfect pandemic workout

By Rob Verger

pregnant woman
Health

We’re still not sure how COVID-19 impacts pregnant people

By Kat Eschner

face mask and gloves
Health

One in three young people could face serious symptoms from coronavirus

By Claire Maldarelli

empty food shelves
Health

COVID-19 is exposing the food deserts around Native American reservations

By Kat Eschner

A doe crossing a road in Yosemite National Park
Health

Less roadkill during the pandemic could translate to more deer down the road

By Joe Genzel/ Outdoor Life

The Mexico City landscape
Health

Mexico City buried its river and lakes to prevent disease. But then COVID-19 happened.

By Elena Delavega/The Conversation

people with PPE on
Health

Experts say COVID’s airborne transmission may deserve more attention

By Kat Eschner

masks.
Health

The racial disparities in COVID cases are even more striking than we thought

By Claire Maldarelli

Monument Valley, a popular tourist attraction, lies within Navajo Nation territory along the Arizona-Utah border.
Health

Arizona reopened too quickly. Now Indigenous nations are paying the price.

By Hardy, Saul & Smith/The Conversation

A sign for buy one, get five fireworks for free on a rural Texas highway
Science

Why are we hearing more fireworks than usual?

By Jay L. Zagorsky/The Conversation

A group watching fireworks from a roof
Health

Three safe ways to enjoy fireworks during a pandemic

By Purbita Saha

two people eating outside at a restaurant
Health

When we’ll return to these ‘normal’ activities, according to experts

By Sara Chodosh

Women and children at the pool.
Health

The safest way to go swimming during the pandemic

By Sara Kiley Watson

dental office
Health

Is it safe to go to the dentist yet? Here’s how COVID-19 will affect your cleanings.

By Kat Eschner

vaccine generic
Health

COVID cases in the US might be ten times higher than reported

By Claire Maldarelli

A phone booth with two coworkers
Health

Will the coronavirus kill open-plan offices?

By Andrew Wallace/The Conversation

bacteria that causes Lyme disease
Health

COVID-19 testing problems are all too familiar to Lyme disease patients

By Carrie Arnold

Black man and woman couple cooking with salad ingredients in kitchen
Health

The pandemic is domesticating men like never before

By Audrey Goodson Kingo/Working Mother

A senior in a wheelchair with a mask on
Health

The pandemic has shown how unsafe nursing homes can be. But is there a better option?

By Michael Schulson/Undark

A gas pipeline under construction
Health

Landowners say pipelines are being constructed in their backyards with little regard for COVID-19

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

subway transit
Health

The pandemic has cities rethinking public transit

By Doug Johnson/Undark

drugs generic
Health

Scientists are working on at least 135 different coronavirus vaccines

By Claire Maldarelli

Planning to hit the road and bunking at a hotel or Airbnb while you travel? You'll want to take certain precautions.
Health

Tips for staying in campgrounds, hotels, and rentals in the time of COVID-19

By Marder & Beamer/The Conversation

Black Lives Matters protests have continue from Memorial Day through mid-June.
Health

What you need to know to protest safely and securely

By Popular Science Team

Someone holding a cellphone and wearing a mask
Health

All the info you need to refute 5G conspiracy theories

By Tchéhouali Destiny/The Conversation

woman wearing mask sitting on suitcase in airport
Health

The truth about asymptomatic COVID-19

By Sara Chodosh

a playground with tape around it that reads "danger, do not enter"
Health

New Zealand has eliminated COVID-19. Here’s how they’re keeping it that way.

By Claire Maldarelli

Protesters in Washington, D.C. faced off with canisters of tear gas at the end of May.
Health

Tear gas during COVID-19 is a public health disaster

By Hannah Seo

a hospital room with empty beds
Health

A study claiming hydroxychloroquine increased risk of death used dubious data

By Rachel Feltman

Black Lives Matter protest
Health

A guide to protesting during a pandemic

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Black lives matter protesters.
Health

Essential first aid tips for protesters

By Sara Kiley Watson

pills with blurred out medication box in the background
Health

A major study just found hydroxychloroquine doesn’t prevent COVID-19

By Sara Chodosh

people outside wearing face masks
Health

Why only half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine

By Sara Chodosh

Olive Oil Martini
DIY

Five exquisite, easy martinis you can make at home

By Erik Delanoy/Saveur

Delta Airlines
Health

Air travel is slowly rebounding in the US

By Rob Mark/Flying Mag

A school in Belfast, Ireland hangs up a banner that says, "there will be a storm after the storm."
Health

Coronavirus has claimed more than 100,000 US lives. And the first wave isn’t even over yet.

By Rachel Feltman

a person social distancing
Health

The CDC says you probably won’t get COVID-19 from deliveries or pets

By Claire Maldarelli

The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans let Marina, the African penguin, take a mini safari. Here she check out a hypomelanistic crocodile safely from the other side of the glass.
Health

Zoos and aquariums are letting their animals go on adventures during the shutdown. But should they?

By Sara Kiley Watson

Various symbols of drug dependence
Health

COVID-19 is setting back recovery from opioid addiction

By Cyders, Ladd & Fry/The Conversation

people on the beach
Health

The coronavirus doesn’t care about your long weekend plans

By Claire Maldarelli

Hoover dam
Technology

Michigan’s dam failures are just a small part of America’s aging infrastructure problem

By Kat Eschner

tiger
Health

Vets, farmers, and zookeepers can help prevent the next pandemic

By Lynne Peeples/Undark

super cyclone amphan
Health

In the middle of a nationwide lockdown, India is preparing for a super cyclone

By Kat Eschner

person washing their hands
Health

President Trump says he’s taking hydroxychloroquine—but that doesn’t mean you should

By Claire Maldarelli

train with sign saying help contain the spread of the coronavirus
Health

See which states still have increasing rates of COVID-19

By Sara Chodosh

a man holding his head in pain, perhaps because he is sick
Health

Where to find trustworthy information about COVID-19 and other health issues

By David Nield

grocery store carts
Health

COVID-19 surface tests can’t make public spaces safe just yet

By Lina Zeldovich/Undark

couple walking with masks on their phones.
Health

We have the tools to contain COVID-19 misinformation, we just aren’t using them

By Kat Eschner

A doctor's office kit
Health

Small doctors’ offices are turning to GoFundMe to survive the pandemic

By Brooke Borel/Undark