Science of Us

covid-19 8/31/2020
Bad News for Those of Us Who Are Loud As Hell New research shows that talking quietly could reduce virus transmission by 80 percent.
By Amanda Arnold

hot bod 8/28/2020
Was This the Summer You Started Roller-Skating? You might have Instagram star Oumi Janta to thank for that.
By Maggie Lange

health 8/26/2020
Unpacking the F-Factor Diet Drama A fashion influencer started sharing anonymous allegations about the diet’s dangerous side effects. Things just got messier from there.
By Madeleine Aggeler

coronavirus 8/26/2020
Colleges Are Suspending Students for Partying As universities resume in-person classes, you have to wonder: What did they expect?
By Madeleine Aggeler

covid-19 8/26/2020
Can You Get the Coronavirus Twice? This week, researchers confirmed the first cases of COVID-19 reinfection. Here’s what we know.
By Amanda Arnold

coronavirus 8/25/2020
What Is Convalescent Plasma Treatment for COVID-19? The FDA issued an emergency-use authorization for convalescent plasma in treating COVID-19. Here’s what we know.
By Katie Heaney

recalls 8/24/2020
This Is the Worst Food Recall Yet First, onions and citrus. Now, peaches — at the height of stone-fruit season, no less.
By Amanda Arnold

health 8/21/2020
It’s Not Too Early to Get a Flu Shot And it’s more important this year than ever.
By Bridget Read

meat 8/20/2020
Yet Another Man Laid Low by an All-Meat Diet Singer James Blunt says he once got scurvy from eating too much meat.
By Hannah Gold

childbirth 8/19/2020
Black Newborns Are 3 Times More Likely to Die When Treated by White Doctors New research exposes the harrowing racial disparities in childbirth and postnatal care.
By Amanda Arnold
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