Resist Misinformation, Watch Birds and Remember Plagues
Our November issue features space wars, a mysterious disorder of mind and brain, and past pandemics
Latest Stories
COVID's Other Toll: Unnecessary Tests and Huge Hospital Bills
It highlights one of the biggest problems in American health care
COVID-19 Herd Immunity Strategies Could Bring ‘Untold Death and Suffering’
Why proposals to largely let the virus run its course—embraced by Donald Trump’s administration and others—are a false promise
Acorn Woodpeckers Fight Long Bloody Territorial Wars
More than 40 of the birds, in coalitions of three or four, may fight for days over oak trees in which to store their acorns.
Coronavirus News Roundup, October 17-October 23
Pandemic highlights for the week
This Beetle's Stab-Proof Exoskeleton Makes It Almost Indestructible
Jigsaw-puzzle-shaped seams that hold a notoriously tough insect’s wing cases together could inspire engineers
Climate Portion of Final Trump-Biden Debate Revolved Around Ending Oil, Wind 'Fumes'
One of the most substantive debate exchanges on the topic to date highlighted stark differences between the candidates
The Disturbing History of Research into Transgender Identity
Research into the determinants of gender identity may do more harm than good
Quantum Time Twist Offers a Way to Create Schrödinger’s Clock
Physicists describe a way to merge quantum theory with Einstein’s special theory of relativity—and even a method to test it experimentally
