Space Photos of the Week: Rovers Taking Selfies—for Science
When spacecraft leave the Earth they are destined to either land somehere, orbit something or…
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The Pandemic Has Led to a Huge, Global Drop in Air Pollution
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration….
An ER Doctor Describes What It’s Like to Treat Covid-19
The coronavirus has landed, hard, in American emergency rooms. Hospitals in some areas are overwhelmed…
SpaceX Competitor OneWeb Is Reportedly Bankrupt
There’s a new headstone in the satellite internet graveyard today. This one belongs to OneWeb,…
The Race to Keep Health Care Workers Protected from Covid-19
The prognosis is grim. “We’re all anticipating that the situation is going to get worse,”…
Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Are a Public Health Hazard
Conspiracy theories will always circle major world events and disasters like paranoid vultures, but with…
Why Stress-Baking and Cleaning Make You Less Anxious
Micah Bucey is surprised by how well guided meditations work over Zoom. Bucey, an associate…
France’s Virus Train Moves Patients to Less Hard-Hit Areas
Along with much of the world, France has gone into lockdown mode to stem the…
A South Korean Covid-19 Czar Has Some Advice for Trump
As America’s first week of social distancing drew to a close, I called Dr. Min…
That 8-Star System in *Star Trek: Picard* Really Could Exist
You’ve heard of binary star systems, right? It’s where there are two stars close to…