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The response to the pandemic illustrates five actions we can take to address the global climate change crisis.
Understanding the math behind social distancing.
New research on ankle exoskeletons show promising results.
Americans consume the most toilet paper in the world but it’s a very wasteful product to manufacture, according to the numbers.
Playing and being creative shouldn’t stop when you grow up.
Medical researchers put a ring on it to learn more about the onset of COVID-19.
What symptoms to watch for, how to get tested, what to do if you’re sick, and when to go to the doctor.
Facing a shortage of medical resources, doctors in the U.S. may have to make difficult moral decisions over how to allocate care.
A new study shows the benefits of calorie restriction. Never has such advice been more needed.
It’s never too late to start strengthening your brain.
Lawrence “Larry” Brilliant, an American epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox, warned about the inevitability of a global pandemic in a now-famous 2006 TED Talk.
Washing your hands with soap and water can help protect against the coronavirus. But only if you do it correctly.
Researchers figure out the infectious periods of coronavirus on cardboard, metal and plastic.
Our remarkable olfactory senses are modeled in a new research chip.
A new drug derived from scorpion venom reversed developmental damage in mice exposed to alcohol during pregnancy.
It’s not just an old superstition — it’s your stressed-out brain.
Social distancing won’t be easy, but science shows us how to make it more manageable.
Those who have experienced amputations often wonder what happened to their limb after surgery.
Coronavirus infecting your pup is extremely unlikely, but there are some precautions you can take for your pets during the pandemic.
Half a billion people were infected.
A mission is planned for just three weeks from now, but NASA has a plan.
The Alzheimer’s Association says its new analysis and surveys “should sound an alarm regarding the future of dementia care in America.”
Can a real pandemic (such as COVID-19) turn into mass hysteria?
Novel food processing tech promises to lower sodium content without reducing flavor intensity.
Unique research out of Switzerland says be kind, just not too kind.
A drug developed to combat Alzheimer’s Disease can trigger regeneration of tooth dentin.
Prevention is always better than waiting .
Is there anything we can do to help us give up this habit?
Two types of thinking have a time-sharing deal going on in your brain.
The National Institutes of Health hopes synthetic biology can engineer vaccines that outperform nature.