Uncertainty in a Time of Coronavirus
Why communicating public health risk during an epidemic is so challenging
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Rockets Find First X-Rays from Outside Our Galaxy
Originally published in April 1966
A Vision of AI for Joyful Education
How we can avert the dangers and maximize the benefits of this powerful but still emerging technology
Japan Inches Forward with Plans to Host Next Big Particle Collider
If built, the International Linear Collider would investigate some of the biggest mysteries in physics on the smallest of scales
Jet Altitude Changes Cut Climate-Changing Contrails
Increasing or decreasing the altitude of aircraft by a few thousand feet to avoid thin layers of humidity could make a major reduction to contrails’ contribution to climate change...
CDC Expects Community Spread of Coronavirus in U.S., Warns Disruptions Could be “Severe”
A top official urged American businesses and families to start preparing for the possibility of a bigger outbreak
WHO Says Coronavirus is Not Yet a Pandemic, But Urges Countries to Prepare
The Director-General said nations should aim to protect groups at highest risk, including health care workers and the elderly
National Security Experts Call for Eliminating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
To avoid disruptions that could lead to conflict and displacement, the world must rapidly reach net-zero emissions, a new report says
Hubble Telescope Test Inspires Changes at NASA to Combat Gender Bias
The space agency’s adoption of dual-anonymous review for certain science programs seeks to ensure proposals are judged on merit alone
One Reason to Not Leave Radioactive Fluid in Your Pocket
Originally published in August 1901
