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
African Countries Scramble to Ramp up Testing for COVID-19
Nations in the continent, which have had to import testing supplies and bid against richer countries, are trying to develop their own tests -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
African Countries Scramble to Ramp up Testing for COVID-19
Nations in the continent, which have had to import testing supplies and bid against richer countries, are trying to develop their own tests -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
‘Air Towel’ Ends Public Health Menace
Originally published in July 1914 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Crucial Step Toward Preventing Wildlife-Related Pandemics
We need to reform the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why COVID-19 Makes People Lose Their Sense of Smell
We're beginning to understand the mechanism behind this relatively common symptom -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why COVID-19 Makes People Lose Their Sense of Smell
We're beginning to understand the mechanism behind this relatively common symptom -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup, June 6-June 12
Pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Soot Rule Thrusts EPA into Spotlight on Race
Air pollution disproportionately impacts minority communities and proposed changes would stymie efforts to address the disparity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why Racism, Not Race, Is a Risk Factor for Dying of COVID-19
Public health specialist and physician Camara Phyllis Jones talks about ways that jobs, communities and health care leave Black Americans more exposed and less protected -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Bad Medicine Is Worse Than No Medicine
History shows that advocating for a “cure” without evidence can be deadly—and it’s happening again -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Building Up in the Arctic–and Likely Worldwide
An ice-core analysis reveals the chemicals that replaced ozone-depleting substances are leading to an increase of nondegradable compounds in the environment -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Thousands of Tons of Microplastics Are Falling from the Sky
New research helps unravel how vast amounts of plastic particles travel—both regionally and globally—on the wind -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Handheld Ultrasound Devices Are Speeding Diagnosis of COVID-19
Doctors can triage and monitor patients faster—and sometimes more accurately—with the aid of the pocket-size machines -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Policing Can Take a Lesson from Health Care
Here are 10 ways to reduce adverse outcomes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com