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A person typing on a laptop, illustrating social media use.

COVID-19 has fueled more than 2,000 rumors and conspiracy theories

By Rachael Rettner published

Along with the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has faced an "infodemic" of misinformation.

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woman working from home while kid messes with her glasses

Pandemic childcare is way more stressful for moms than dads

By Stephanie Pappas published

Staying at home has mixed effects on gender equality.

Human Behavior
The SARS-CoV-2 virus and its relatives emerged from horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus affinis)

Ancestors of coronavirus have been hiding out in bats for decades, ready to infect humans

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

The SARS-CoV-2 lineage circulated in bats for 50 or 60 years before jumping to humans at the end of last year, a new study finds.

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CDC facility from the outside

CDC no longer in charge of the nation's COVID-19 data. Health experts are concerned.

By Nicoletta Lanese published

COVID-19 data will now be sent directly to the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Nurses and healthcare workers gather for a demonstration outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan on April 10, 2020 to mourn and remember their colleagues who died during the coronavirus pandemic.

China warned of mysterious virus 6 months ago. Here’s where the world is at now.

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Here's a look back at all we've learned about the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in that time, and what we can expect in the next six months.

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protesters marching for Black Lives Matter

What have protests taught us about the coronavirus?

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The Black Lives Matter protests have not been linked to new COVID-19 spikes.

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Distorted clock, warped time

How the pandemic upended our perception of time

By Philip Gable published

Think back to life before stay-at-home orders. Does it feel like just yesterday or ages ago? Here's how the pandemic upended our perception of time.

Human Behavior
Jane Goodall with a chimpanzee

Jane Goodall: Humanity is doomed if we don't change after this pandemic

By Nicoletta Lanese published

We must take action to prevent future pandemics, she warned.

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A scanning electron microscope image of an HIV-infected T cell.

Oldest 'nearly complete' HIV genome found in forgotten tissue sample from 1966

By Stephanie Pappas published

A newly discovered HIV genome confirms the early spread of the virus.

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Night lights in Wuhan, China, show the difference in human activity between late January and early February 2020, when the COVID-19 coronavirus spread through the city.

Global carbon emissions dropped an unprecedented 17% during the coronavirus lockdown — and it changes nothing

By Brandon Specktor published

Scientists estimate that global daily carbon dioxide emissions dropped by as much 17% during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic.

Climate Change
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