6 tips for parents who home-school
Educating your children at home doesn't have to resemble the kind of education that takes place in a regular classroom,…
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Mass graves for coronavirus victims shouldn't come as a shock – it's how the poor have been buried f
From burial sites targeted by grave robbers to disposing of ashes at sea, the job of disposing of the unclaimed dead has…
April 24, 2020
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As the coronavirus interrupts global supply chains, people have an alternative – make it at home
The rush to make personal protective equipment like facemasks and face shields using 3D printers shows that the technology…
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How the Hubble Space Telescope opened our eyes to the first galaxies of the universe
Thirty years ago the Hubble Space Telescope began snapping photos of distant stars, providing a time machine that has taken…
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Coronavirus drifts through the air in microscopic droplets – here's the science of infectious aeroso
Aerosols are the tiny particles of liquid and material that float around in our environment. When they come from an infected…
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Price controls don't work – but mask rationing is the exception that proves the rule
Shortages of face masks may grow worse as state-wide lockdowns end. An economist suggests price controls.
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Deaths and desperation mount in Ecuador, epicenter of coronavirus pandemic in Latin America
Dead bodies left at home and in streets. Quarantined people facing hunger. Political turmoil. Ecuador's coronavirus…
April 24, 2020
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#TyphoidMary – now a hashtag – was a maligned immigrant who got a bum rap
#TyphoidMary is shorthand today for those who defy social distancing orders. The real Typhoid Mary is perhaps the most prominent…
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'Reopen' protest movement created, boosted by fake grassroots tactics
Research and investigative journalism call into question the authenticity of – and actual public support for – recent…
April 24, 2020
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Coronavirus is spreading through rural South’s high-risk population – reopening economies will make
Southern governors are starting to reopen their economies at the same time COVID-19 cases are spreading through the rural…
April 24, 2020
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Diary of Samuel Pepys shows how life under the bubonic plague mirrored today's pandemic
Sure, there were no Zoom calls or ventilators. But thanks to a prolific diarist, we can see some striking similarities,…
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What is a brain freeze?
Have you ever felt a piercing pain in your head when you eat something cold?
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Scientists are working to protect invaluable living collections during coronavirus lockdowns
From fungi and flies to spiders and fish, living collections need care and feeding even when their human keepers are dealing…
April 23, 2020
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BP paid a steep price for the Gulf oil spill but for the US a decade later, it's business as usual
The Deepwater Horizon disaster set new records for holding polluters to account. But it had much less impact on laws regulating…
April 23, 2020
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How to score an internship during the COVID-19 pandemic
Although jobs are being cut due to COVID-19-related business closures, there are still clever ways to secure meaningful…
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Hajj cancellation wouldn't be the first – plague, war and politics disrupted pilgrimages long before
Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia halted the pilgrimage of umrah and has now asked Muslims to delay their plans for the hajj.…
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Renters still left out in the cold despite temporary coronavirus protection
Current measures prohibiting the eviction of tenants and helping them through the financial crisis won't last forever.…
April 23, 2020
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Turkey releasing murderers – but not political opponents – from prison amid coronavirus pandemic
To stem the spread of COVID-19, Turkey is releasing 90,000 prison inmates. Not on the list for release: tens of thousands…
April 23, 2020
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Why there isn’t a one-size-fits-all plan for states to reopen their economies
How and when the US economy reopens will look different state to state, and for good reasons. This Q&A explains why,…
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