Science, Spoken

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These Bacteria Ate Their Way Through a Really Tricky Maze Jun 15, 2020

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Microbes are well known for working together in stressful environments. Scientists wanted to see how they would fare at a labyrinthine brain teaser.

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What's Confusing About Calling Covid-19 Cases ‘Asymptomatic’ Jun 12, 2020

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There’s a difference between people who never develop symptoms and people who just don’t have them yet. And that matters when calculating public health risk.

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Archaeologists Discover the Largest, Oldest Maya Monument Yet Jun 11, 2020

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The structure, believed to have served as a ceremonial center 3,000 years ago, was discovered in Tabasco, Mexico.

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Police Tactics Could Turn Protests Into Covid-19 Hot Spots Jun 10, 2020

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Sure, large crowds already carry a risk of transmission. It's just worse when you teargas people, make them cough on each other, and bus them to jail.

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When Health Care Moves Online, Many Patients Are Left Behind Jun 09, 2020

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Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, more doctors are turning to telemedicine. That's a problem for tens of millions on the wrong side of the digital divide.

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A Drop in Commercial Flights Is Bad for Hurricane Forecasts Jun 08, 2020

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Passenger jets and cruise ships normally gather key weather data. But full docks and empty skies make it hard to predict the details of incoming storms.

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Trump’s New Space Force Missile Might Be Too ‘Super-Duper’ Jun 05, 2020

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To go that fast, it would need a ridiculous amount of fuel—and even then, it might never come back down.

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Rigorous Hand-Washing Will Be Part of Covid-19's New Normal Jun 04, 2020

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The simplest hygiene tasks are the toughest to maintain—take it from the health care experts who have advice about how to make the habit stick.

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In Minneapolis, Neighbors Are Mobilizing—Offline Jun 03, 2020

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Worried about infiltration from extremist groups or police surveillance, residents are turning to pre-internet tactics to help protect homes and local stores.

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Turns Out 4 ‘Blank’ Dead Sea Scrolls Actually Have Text Jun 02, 2020

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A new analysis revealed what scientists believe is a passage from the book of Ezekiel.

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