What ‘Less Lethal’ Weapons Actually Do
Rubber bullets and tear gas are not as innocuous as they sound -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What ‘Less Lethal’ Weapons Actually Do
Rubber bullets and tear gas are not as innocuous as they sound -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How ‘Superspreading’ Events Drive Most COVID-19 Spread
As few as 10 percent of infected people may drive a whopping 80 percent of cases, in specific types of situations -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How ‘Superspreading’ Events Drive Most COVID-19 Spread
As few as 10 percent of infected people may drive a whopping 80 percent of cases in specific types of situations -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Heat and Racism Threaten Birth Outcomes for Women of Color
Environmental factors have adverse impacts on pregnancies, and there are clear racial disparities -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
‘Mini Organs’ Reveal How the Coronavirus Ravages the Body
The virus can damage lung, liver and kidney tissue grown in the lab, which might explain severe COVID-19 complications -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Risks of Rushing a COVID-19 Vaccine
Telescoping testing timelines and approvals may expose all of us to unnecessary dangers -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why It Would Be Hard to Link a Coronavirus Spike to Recent Protests
Large crowds, tear gas and jail cells could contribute to transmission of the virus. But it would not be easy to separate that danger from the risks of states reopening businesses and workplaces -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Virtuous Side of Viruses
As drug-resistant superbugs spread, researchers are turning to microbes that kill bacteria -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Health Care Workers Don’t Want to Be Heroes
We're forced to be, because our government has failed mount an adequate response COVID-19; meanwhile our cities burn and police assault the very citizens that fund their existence -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
India’s Coronavirus Refugees Are Also Development Refugees
The pandemic has increased the desperation of a population already facing economic exploitation and environmental destruction -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup for June 13-June 19
Pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What Can We Learn from Our Sweat?
We wear sensors that track steps, heart rate, and calories burned. Soon, we may measure our sweat, too! What will those measurements tell us? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Fiber 2.0–Fiber’s New Science of Health-Boosting Benefits
Fiber is so much more than "roughage!" From your heart, to your bones, to your microbiome, the list of health benefits linked to fiber keeps getting longer as nutrition science learns more... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Summer Weather Won’t Save Us from Coronavirus
Though hotter, humid weather can dampen transmission, it is not enough to significantly curtail the pandemic -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Trump vs. Biden: How COVID-19 Will Affect Voting for President
Republicans’ and Democrats’ distinct responses to the pandemic could influence in-person and mail-in voting—and who wins -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com