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The question is not just about money. It’s also about getting the word out to people who need to hear it and might not get it elsewhere.

Because of the pandemic, researchers are learning more about how falsehoods spread on social media — and hopefully how to stop them.

EPA data for ozone levels and particulate matter doesn’t show big changes, but our bodies may feel a subtle, fresher difference.  

Lack of data gathering could have a major impact on ecological studies and the young scientists who do them.

The EPA has approved testing the new insects in the Florida Keys, stinging some who fought the trial for years.

Naturally, she swats at them from time to time, but it’s her job to get to know the little biters better.

The virus seems harmless, because most people who contract it don't show symptoms. But that doesn't mean that it can’t cause the body serious harm, or even prove fatal. 

We talk with poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney about writing and reading poetry during the pandemic.

Temple University Hospital has more COVID-19 patients than any other Philadelphia hospital. How their overworked staff is caring for the city's most vulnerable.

Designers sprint to create a basic model for COVID-19 patients that can be 3D-printed.

The idea that you should be optimizing your quarantine time is everywhere. But resisting productivity culture and letting yourself be bored is essential to your well-being.

Facing the cytokine storm — David Fajgenbaum brings his first-hand experience with cytokine storms to bear on this new coronavirus.

How America’s mental health care system is creating crises instead of preventing them.

At best, people are stuck inside. At worst, they’re working in incredibly stressful conditions, or isolated from friends and family. This is not an easy time.

In the U.S., 6,000 young people are wounded in gun violence each year. The victims are almost never the intended targets, but they're still left with the trauma of the event.