Policy
The Inflated Promise of Genomic Medicine
COVID-19 has laid bare the need to reconsider the hope and money we invest in genetics research
Observations
Opinion, arguments & analyses from guest experts and from the editors of Scientific American
Fitness
How It Felt to Give My First Pelvic Exam
As a medical student, I found it surprisingly comfortable, because my “patient” was also my very patient instructor
Conservation
Social Distancing at the Zoo
The public can’t visit for now. But staff still have to care for, and interact with, the animals without infecting them with the coronavirus
Behavior
At an HIV Clinic in Queens, N.Y., a Sense of Home Hangs in the Balance
Health care workers at the city hospital hit hardest by the pandemic go beyond their job description in tending to a vulnerable population
Behavior
Partisan Differences over the Pandemic Response Are Growing
Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats—while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared
Behavior
How ‘Cognitive’ Tech Can Prevent a Food Crisis
The pandemic is threatening the food supply chain, but automation can fill crucial gaps
Public Health
Coronavirus Roundup, May 23–May 29
Here are pandemic news highlights for the week
Policy
Nobody Wants to Have End-of-Life Conversations, But ...
Doing so is more important than ever in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
Space & Physics
Missing Memories of the Universe
With observatories shut down because of the pandemic, the photons that reveal the secrets of the cosmos can’t be recorded or decoded
Public Health
A Day in the Life of a COVID-19 Physician
The pandemic challenges a young critical care doctor in ways he could never have imagined
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Anthropology in Practice
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Beautiful Minds
Insights into intelligence, creativity, personality, and well-being
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Budding Scientist
Everything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kids
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Cross-Check
Critical views of science in the news
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Dark Star Diaries
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Dog Spies
Explore the science behind the dog in your bed
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Extinction Countdown
News and research about endangered species from around the world
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Eye of the Storm
The Science Behind Extreme Weather
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Frontiers for Young Minds
Science by and for kids ages 8-15
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Hot Planet
Climate science in a changing world
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Illusion Chasers
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
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Life, Unbounded
Discussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiology
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Observations
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Roots of Unity
Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
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Rosetta Stones
Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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SA Visual
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Talking back
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The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Voices
Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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