Tag: research
NCAA amateurism appears immune to COVID-19 – despite tide in public...
Chris Knoester, The Ohio State University
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, college sports have mostly chugged along – albeit with cancellations, postponements and pauses in play.
While...
COVID-19: examining theories for Africa’s low death rates
Kevin Marsh, University of Oxford and Moses Alobo, African Academy of Sciences
As the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic emerged earlier this year, many felt...
Primates are facing an impending extinction crisis – but we know...
Jo Setchell, Durham University
From lemurs to orangutans, tarsiers to gorillas, primates are captivating and sometimes unnervingly similar to us. So it’s not surprising that...
Steroids cut COVID-19 death rates, but not for everyone – here’s...
Bryan McVerry, University of Pittsburgh
New studies show that treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with inexpensive steroids can cut their risk of dying from the...
Kids are bigger coronavirus spreaders than many doctors realized – here’s...
Phyllis Sharps, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and Lucine Francis, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
The first U.S. schools have reopened with in-person...
Insect apocalypse? Not so fast, at least in North America
Matthew D. Moran, Hendrix College
In recent years, the notion of an insect apocalypse has become a hot topic in the conservation science community and...
Millennials drive for 8% fewer trips than older generations
Tom Lyon, University of Michigan; A. Wren Montgomery, Western University, and Kim Wolske, University of Chicago
CC BY-NDMillennials – typically defined as those born between...
Economic policies can induce people to quarantine safely during the pandemic
Roberto Chang, Rutgers University and Andrés Velasco, London School of Economics and Political Science
Recent economic proposals to deal with COVID-19, like those summarized by...
EXPLORING NATURE
Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...
Andres B. Sanchez Alvarado, Rice University
Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers...
