“Shelter in place” is now the norm in much of the country, thanks to COVID-19. As…
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World faces food crisis in wake of coronavirus: UN, WTO
The heads of three global agencies warned Wednesday of the risk of a worldwide “food shortage”…
Stronger pandemic response yields better economic recovery
With much of the U.S. in shutdown mode to limit the spread of the Covid-19 disease,…
Communicating the effectiveness of flood-mitigation plans
A team of Leeds mathematicians and French civil engineers has developed a new way of visualizing…
The shutdown brought bluer skies but more nighttime ozone to California
Since social distancing measures to prevent COVID-19 have emptied freeways, businesses and beaches, Southern Californians have…
Africa faces grave risks as COVID-19 emerges, says economist
The first cases of COVID-19 emerged in China last November, and the virus has since moved…
Density fluctuations in the solar wind based on type III radio bursts
Type III bursts are among the strongest radio signals routinely observed by both space-borne and ground-based…
Coronavirus casts shadow over Everest
The Himalayan hilltown of Khumjung should be bustling ahead of Everest’s climbing season, but the coronavirus…
An affordable and fast clinical test that can save human lives and spares at-risk population
Horseshoe crabs are remarkable animals, beautiful in their weirdness. These “living fossils” evolved 450 million years…
Climate change may be making migration harder by shortening nightingales' wings
The Common Nightingale, known for its beautiful song, breeds in Europe and parts of Asia and…