Schools Have No Good Options for Reopening during COVID-19
Bringing students back into classrooms or keeping them home can both have negative consequences -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why Some People Get Terribly Sick from COVID-19
Beyond factors such as age and sex, underlying aspects of biology and society influence disease severity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New Pen-and-Ink Method Draws Health Sensors Directly on Skin
Using electronic ink and stencils, researchers created a cheap heart monitor and other health-detecting devices -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Nine COVID-19 Myths That Just Won’t Go Away
From a human-made virus to vaccine conspiracy theories, we rounded up the most persistent false claims about the pandemic -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Costa Rica Readies Horse Antibodies for Trials as an Inexpensive COVID-19 Therapy
After neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture, scientists at the University of Costa Rica are proceeding with human testing -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Ocean Carries ‘Memories’ of SARS-CoV-2
We’ve been looking in the wrong place for a deeper understanding of the virus -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Ocean Carries ‘Memories’ of SARS-CoV-2
We’ve been looking in the wrong place for a deeper understanding of the virus -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup, August 8-August 14
Pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Coming or Possibly Nearly Here Storm
Former Scientific American editor Mark Alpert talks about his latest sci-fi thriller The Coming Storm, which warns about the consequences of unethical scientific research and of ignoring the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The 1918 Flu Faded in Our Collective Memory: We Might ‘Forget’ the Coronavirus, Too
The legacy of the 20th century’s deadliest pandemic shows how large groups remember—and forget—their shared past -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Russia’s Fast-Track Coronavirus Vaccine Draws Outrage over Safety
The immunization could be dangerous because it hasn’t been tested in large trials, researchers say -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Russia’s Fast-Track Coronavirus Vaccine Draws Outrage over Safety
The immunization could be dangerous because it hasn’t been tested in large trials, researchers say -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Women in Science May Suffer Lasting Career Damage from COVID-19
They bear a greater proportion of childcare and household responsibilities, making it much harder for them to publish their work and get ahead -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Trash-Collecting Researchers Find Dietary Patterns in Discarded Hair Clippings
People in low-income neighborhoods eat more proteins from animals and less of them from vegetables, a study suggests -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Blame Poverty, Not the Poor, for COVID-19’s Spread in Brazil’s Amazon
In the state of Rondônia, social inequities give diseases a powerful boost -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Know If It’s OK to Visit Your Favorite Store or Restaurant
Public health experts offer tips for evaluating the risks of visiting public places during the COVID-19 pandemic -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com