New Covid strain: How worried should we be?on December 15, 2020 at 4:47 am

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image copyrightGetty ImagesI have one simple rule for making sense of "new variant" or "new strain" coronavirus stories. Ask: "Has…

Contact tracing apps now cover nearly half of America. It’s not too late to use one.on December 14, 2020 at 10:07 pm

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Can these apps help? Early in the pandemic, apps that warn about potential covid-19 exposures were promoted as a way…

A New Drug for Peanut Allergies Is Offering Hope for Food Allergy Suffererson December 10, 2020 at 2:00 pm

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This article appeared in Discover's annual state of science issue as "New Hope in Fighting Food Allergies." Support our science…

What Science Says About Blue-Light-Blocking Glasseson December 10, 2020 at 2:53 pm

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You probably thought screens were a big part of life before. Then, the pandemic hit. The endless Zoom calls, video…

Why Do We Dream? Science Offers a Few Possibilitieson December 10, 2020 at 3:30 pm

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You might find yourself tumbling down an endless void. Or you're being chased by a seriously annoyed alligator. Maybe you're…

World’s Smallest Dinosaur May Actually Be an Ancient Lizardon December 11, 2020 at 9:00 am

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This article appeared in Discover's annual state of science issue as "A Tale of Two Lizards." Support our science journalism…

Earth Isn’t the Only Ocean World in the Solar Systemon December 11, 2020 at 10:00 am

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This article appeared in Discover's annual state of science issue as "New Oceans in the Cosmos." Support our science journalism…

Cooked Veggies Are Often More Nutritious Than Raw. Here’s Whyon December 11, 2020 at 1:01 pm

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While most fad diets restrict the range of foods their followers can eat, the raw food craze takes aim at…

Why Some People Are Still on the Fence About the New Vaccine for COVID-19on December 11, 2020 at 2:25 pm

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Each year, vaccines prevent an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths around the world. And as the COVID-19 pandemic rages…

Magic Mushrooms Are Expanding Minds and Advancing an Emerging Field of Scienceon December 11, 2020 at 5:12 pm

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They've been credited in part for the musical and artistic revolutions of the late 1960s. According to some scientific opinions,…