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Dec 2, 2020 • 7min
An Enormous Iceberg Is Headed for South Georgia Island—Again
If they collide, it could cause big problems for breeding penguins and seals by cutting off their access to the open sea.
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Dec 1, 2020 • 10min
The Physics of Materials at Minus 80 Degrees Celsius
Pfizer's new vaccine has to be stored at extremely low temperatures. Here's how things work when it gets that cold.Â
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Nov 26, 2020 • 6min
‘Godzilla’ Wasp Swims—So Its Young Can Burst Out of Caterpillars
In non-election news, Microgaster godzilla dives to find a caterpillar, forces it to the surface, and injects it with a baby that eats the host from the inside out.
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Nov 25, 2020 • 5min
Fireball Is Werner Herzog’s Ode to Space Rocks
A new documentary from the German auteur examines the influence of meteorites on cultures around the world.
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Nov 24, 2020 • 10min
Confused About Covid Brain Fog? Doctors Have Questions, Too
Physicians have seen this recovery symptom before, but they still don’t know why so many coronavirus survivors are being affected.
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Nov 23, 2020 • 9min
How to Reduce (but Not Eliminate) Covid Risk at Holiday Gatherings
With a surge in cases, there is no safe way to travel or gather for Thanksgiving or Christmas. But if you must, here are some ways to lower your risk.
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Nov 20, 2020 • 7min
The Genome of Your Pet Fish Is Extremely Weird
Unlike most domestic animals, the goldfish is purely decorative.
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Nov 19, 2020 • 9min
Want to Fight the Zombie Fire Apocalypse? Weaponize Math
Peat fires smolder in the ground for months, suddenly emerging as surface wildfires. New simulations reveal their strange life, death, and reanimation.
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Nov 18, 2020 • 13min
Winning Trust for a Vaccine Means Confronting Medical Racism
The US has a long history of abusing minorities for pharmaceutical profit. Messaging for a Covid-19 inoculation will have to overcome that past.
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Nov 17, 2020 • 9min
These Oceanographers Want to Turn Marine Slime Into Drugs
A California team will use a robotic vehicle to study tiny seafloor creatures, hoping they might yield new compounds to fight viruses and cancer.
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