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To understand airborne transmission of disease, follow the flow

Anil Ananthaswamy — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 00:00:04 GMT

Viruses and bacteria travel in fluids, such as the air we breathe. Studying exhalations, toilet flushes and rain drops, with math and modeling, can sharpen the big-picture view of how to prevent infections.

How health insurance is faring under Covid

Lola Butcher — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00:09 GMT

Millions of Americans lost employer-sponsored coverage when Covid-19 disrupted their jobs. Can America come up with a better system?

Kids of the Covid generation: The road ahead

Amber Dance — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:00:03 GMT

What will become of children growing up during the pandemic? There’s reason for concern, but the research on resilience is reassuring. A developmental psychologist explains what adults can do to protect youngsters from long-term harm.

American individualism and our collective crisis

Anil Ananthaswamy — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:01 GMT

Our national and social identity is deeply rooted in values like freedom, equality and order. A political scientist explores how these ideas affected the US response to the pandemic.

Pandemic puts all eyes on public health

Lola Butcher — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:17 GMT

Covid-19 has exposed the weak spots of the US public health system — and that presents an opportunity, says an epidemiologist, for the nation to recognize the problems and act to fix them

How the pandemic could globalize the economy even more — not less

Eryn Brown — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:05 GMT

Closed borders, trade conflicts and supply-chain problems raise the specter of nations turning inward and disconnecting from one another. But Princeton’s Harold James thinks Covid-19 may well push us all closer.

The pernicious contagion of misinformation

Bob Holmes — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:00:02 GMT

False statements — about Covid-19 and so much else — spread like a virus online. Scientists should study them like one.

How we bury our dead during a pandemic

Stephanie Parker — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:00:24 GMT

Funerals, burials and other ways of communally commemorating those who have died have always been part of human history. The need for social distancing has upended these psychologically important rituals and fostered creative alternatives.

Why jobless payments serve the public good

Eryn Brown — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:00:11 GMT

Amid political debate over benefits during the pandemic, a researcher explains why unemployment insurance and other government measures are crucial for the economy and employees to survive troubled times

Speaking of pandemics: The art and science of risk communication

Bob Holmes — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:00:09 GMT

Public health messages should be loud and clear, so that everyone listens and stays safe. But that’s easier said than done — especially with a case as complex as Covid-19.

The challenge of conducting clinical research during a pandemic

Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 00:00:02 GMT

Drug treatments and vaccines for Covid-19 are needed fast. But developing them in mid-outbreak is logistically hard and ethically tricky. A veteran vaccine researcher explains.

Building a mouse squad against Covid-19

Anil Ananthaswamy — Thu, 14 May 2020 00:00:14 GMT

It began with an email from Wuhan, a Maine laboratory and mouse sperm from Iowa. Now that lab is on the verge of supplying a much-needed animal for SARS-CoV-2 research.

Infectious disease: Making — and breaking — the animal connection

Tim Vernimmen — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:16 GMT

We know pathogens from other species can endanger us. Scientists are better equipped than ever to do something about it, but political buy-in is crucial.