COVID Has Changed Soundscapes Worldwide
The Silent Cities project is collecting sound from cities around the planet during the coronavirus pandemic to give researchers a database of natural sound in areas usually filled with human-generated noise...
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At an HIV Clinic in Queens, N.Y., a Sense of Home Hangs in the Balance
Health care workers at the city hospital hit hardest by the pandemic go beyond their job description in tending to a vulnerable population
Social Distancing at the Zoo
The public can’t visit for now. But staff still have to care for, and interact with, the animals without infecting them with the coronavirus
Partisan Differences over the Pandemic Response Are Growing
Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats—while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared
How ‘Cognitive’ Tech Can Prevent a Food Crisis
The pandemic is threatening the food supply chain, but automation can fill crucial gaps
Rethinking Easter Island’s Historic ‘Collapse’
Controversial new archaeological research casts doubt on a classic theory of this famous island's societal collapse
What a U.S. Exit from the WHO Means for COVID-19 and Global Health
As President Trump terminates the U.S.’s relationship with the agency, experts foresee incoherence, inefficiency and a resurgence of deadly diseases
Your Brain, Free Will and the Law
Stanford University neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky talks about human behavior, the penal system and the question of free will.
Coronavirus Roundup, May 23–May 29
Here are pandemic news highlights for the week
Rapid Antarctic Ice Melt in the Past Bodes Ill for the Future
Geological evidence shows glaciers retreated by as much as 6 miles in a year at the end of the last ice age
