Who Gets Sickest From COVID-19?
Due to immune variations — some genetic, some acquired — the virus hits some people much harder than others. ...read more
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How Heart Disease, Diabetes and Other Preexisting Conditions Increase the Risk of Severe Illness and Death from COVID-19
If SARS-CoV-2 takes hold in a patient’s respiratory system, why do underlying conditions affect our ability to fight the disease? ...read more
The Sun Has Thin Threads of Million-Degree Plasma, According to New Images
Thanks to the highest-resolution photos ever taken of the sun, researchers have spotted previously invisible filaments of scorching-hot plasma threaded through the sun's atmosphere. ...read more
What Decades of Research Tells Us About Student Success in the Online Classroom
What your child gets out of their digital classroom depends heavily on what those digital lessons look like. ...read more
How Bad is Light Pollution in Your Community? Find Out by Helping the ‘Globe at Night’ Project
International Dark-Sky Week runs from April 19 to 26, 2020. You can get involved by joining the Globe at Night project, which asks citizen scientists to measure the darkness of the sky near them. ...read more
Great Science Books to Read During Quarantine
Looking for a quarantine reading list? This roundup of thought-provoking science books has it all: mystery, history, exploration and innovation. ...read more
Wondering If You Have COVID-19? Diarrhea May Be a Symptom
Early research suggests that gastrointestinal distress can be an early warning sign of a coronavirus infection. ...read more
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What is a cytokine storm?
An immune reaction gone wild seems to be linked with the most severe cases of pandemic Covid-19. Here’s what happens. ...read more
The Toll of Long-Term Spaceflight on Human Health
Ranging from a significant increase in brain volume to pituitary gland deformation, the hazards of long-term spaceflight should not be underestimated. ...read more