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- Health & Medicine
Here’s what to do when someone at home has COVID-19
Creating an isolation ward and filtering the air can prevent viral transmission.
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We won’t shy away from covering politicized science
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses Science News' commitment to covering politicized science
- Health & Medicine
Here’s what we know right now about getting COVID-19 again
Repeat coronavirus infections may be on the rise as the omicron variant continues to spread. Scientists are still trying to nail down the risks.
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The Higgs boson discovery was just the beginning
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the future of Higgs boson research, 10 years after the particle's discovery
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Predicting the damage caused by extreme storms
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how scientists are figuring out how to predict the effects of extreme hurricanes.
- Health & Medicine
Nasal vaccines for COVID-19 offer hope and face hurdles
A squirt up the nose could reduce virus transmission, but like shots in the arm, the nasal vaccines have challenges to overcome.
- Science & Society
Growing wildfire threats loom over the birthplace of the atomic bomb
Climate change is expected to make wildfires worse across much of the Southwest United States. A key nuclear weapons lab could be in the hot zone.
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A new Science News for the young people in your life
Editor in chief Nancy Shute introduces Science News Explores, our new print magazine for young people.
- Health & Medicine
Missing COVID-19 data leave us in the dark about the current surge
Yankee Candle reviews and wastewater testing offer indirect hints, but we’re “flying blind,” says data expert Beth Blauer of Johns Hopkins University.
- Cosmology
A century ago, Alexander Friedmann envisioned the universe’s expansion
Alexander Friedmann saw that Einstein’s equations predicted multiple cosmic scenarios, including a Big Bang.
- Science & Society
Pressure to conform to social norms may explain risky COVID-19 decisions
As a science reporter covering COVID-19, I knew I should mask up at Disney World. Instead, I conformed, bared my face and got COVID-19.
- Health & Medicine
Here’s the latest good and bad news about COVID-19 drugs
After coronavirus vaccines, antivirals and a monoclonal antibody are the next line of defense, but the treatments may be hard for some people to find.
