COVID-19 Could Permanently Transform Transportation
The drop in CO2 emissions we’re seeing is temporary—but it shows us what might be possible
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The Things We’ve Lost in the Pandemic
Human lives, human touch and direct human interactions are gone—and so is the sense that we can trust our leaders to act quickly and effectively in the face of a catastrophe
If We’re Not Careful, Tech Could Hurt the Fight against COVID-19
Here are four questions we need to ask ourselves
How to Snuff Out the Next Pandemic
High-speed sequencing technology, placed strategically in urban hospitals, could flag a new pathogen before it has a chance to spread widely
East of Siberia: Owls and the Meaning of April
Spring was always the annual end point for my work studying owls in Russia. This year the coronavirus ensured that the expedition would leave me behind
Coronavirus Roundup for May 9–May 15
Here are pandemic news highlights for the week
Bats Are Not Our Enemies
The viruses they carry spill over into humans mostly when we encroach on their territory or drag them into ours—and bats do great good as well
The Surprising Power of Social Outreach
Many of us underestimate how positively others will respond when we try it
During COVID-19, Healers Need Healing, Too
A physician’s suicide reminds us that the plague of COVID-19 creates deep emotional wounds in health care workers
The Answer to a COVID-19 Vaccine May Lie in Our Genes, But ...
We shouldn’t risk our genetic privacy to find it
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