The Hidden Toll of Wildfires
A huge aerial campaign seeks to understand the effects of biomass smoke on human health -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Nine Important Things We’ve Learned about the Coronavirus Pandemic So Far
Some early public health messages about COVID-19 have been overturned -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Animals Use Social Distancing to Avoid Disease
Lobsters, birds and some primates use quarantine to ward off infections -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Biggest Psychological Experiment in History Is Running Now
What can the pandemic teach us about how people respond to adversity? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What if Doctors Stopped Prescribing Weight Loss?
Focusing on body size isn’t making people healthier. Some clinicians are trying a different approach -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus
What scientists know about the inner workings of the pathogen that has infected the world -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus
What scientists know about the inner workings of the pathogen that has infected the world -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Use Masks during the Coronavirus Pandemic
What kinds of face coverings work for protection against COVID-19? How do you use them safely? A series of simple steps outlines the answers -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Grief on the Front Line–and Beyond
In their own voices, health care workers from across the country reflect on coping with the coronavirus -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Special Report: The Coronavirus Pandemic
How it started, where it’s headed, and how scientists are fighting back -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com