Saturday, July 2, 2022
One Way to Potentially Track Covid-19? Sewage Surveillance
Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong, a graduate student at Stanford, does not have much experience as a sewage courier--normally, they're busy studying genetics....
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Obama’s Ebola Czar on What Strong Federal Response Looks Like
Why isn't this being done now?President Trump has had a really hostile relationship with science and expertise, on not just...
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The Deliciously Surprising Science of Taste
It's one of the world's most famous maps, along with that of the New York City subway system and the...
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The Asian Countries That Beat Covid-19 Have to Do It Again
On any digital dashboard tracking the spread of Covid-19, on any graphic comparing country-by-country case curves or death tolls, they...
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Why Do Matter Particles Come in Threes?
The universe has cooked up all sorts of bizarre and beautiful forms of matter, from blazing stars to purring cats,...
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2019 Was ‘Probably the Worst Year in a Century’ for Australia
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Record heat and drought across Australia...
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We Are in the Midst of This Coronavirus Outbreak–Now What?
Last Friday, more than 720 readers of WIRED's coronavirus newsletter tuned in to a livestream with editor in chief Nicholas...
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Space Photos of the Week: Awesome Planets and Ancient Gods
In 1781, astronomer William Herschel discovered a new planet. He wanted to name it Georgian Sidus (George's Star) after King...
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The Physics of an Elephant-Powered Slam Dunk
From the coefficient on the x2 term, -0.1816, I can find the initial velocity v0 (assuming this elephant jump takes...
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Trials of Plasma From Recovered Covid-19 Patients Have Begun
US Food and Drug Administration officials announced today they have approved plans for nationwide trials of two treatments for Covid-19,...
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