An Emerging Tool for COVID Times: The Portable MRI
Bedside imaging holds vast potential as a diagnostic tool, especially during the pandemic
Opinion
Cutting Diesel Exhaust Could Lessen COVID Spread in Cities
Fewer particulates in the air would carry less virus to unsuspecting residents
We Finally Have a COVID Strategy
The Biden-Harris plan is vastly better than Trump’s “you’re on your own” approach—but it’s not perfect
Viruses Can Be Delicious as Well as Deadly
They’re not exempt from participation in the food web
What Conversations with Voters Taught Me about Science Communication
Even during a bitter election season, persuasive conversations were not only possible but surprisingly attainable
How to Preserve the Privacy of Your Genomic Data
A technology called “fully homomorphic encryption” is so secure that even future quantum computers won’t be able to crack it
The Denialist Playbook
On vaccines, evolution, and more, rejection of science has followed a familiar pattern
Black Holes Are Finally Trending
A Nobel Prize is just the latest proof that a concept rejected by Einstein in 1939 has become one of the hottest topics in physics
An Open Letter to Joe Biden
You must rebuild public trust in the scientific impartiality of the EPA, the DOE and other agencies
Coronavirus News Roundup: October 31–November 6
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
