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Guardian Environment
Top scientists warn of 'ghastly future of mass extinction' and climate disruption
Guardian Environment
3 min read · 249 saves · Jan 13th · Phoebe Weston · Sobering new report says world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity loss and the climate crisis
In Coronavirus
Nature
Could new COVID variants undermine vaccines? Labs scramble to find out
Nature
5 min read · 56 saves · Jan 7th · Ewen Callaway · Researchers race to determine why variants identified in Britain and South Africa spread so quickly and whether they’ll compromise vaccines.
In Coronavirus
The New York Times
Inside the B.1.1.7 Coronavirus Variant
The New York Times
10 min read · 53 saves · Jan 18th · What researchers have learned about the U.K. variant.
Post Politics
‘Virus’, ‘Riotous’, ‘Folks’: The historic words in Biden’s inauguration speech
Post Politics
39 saves · Jan 21st · Folks, Virus, Crucible, Shoes: These are some of the words in Biden's speech that no other president had spoken in an inaugural address.
In Coronavirus
Nature
Rogue antibodies could be driving severe COVID-19
Nature
8 min read · 38 saves · Jan 19th · Roxanne Khamsi · Evidence is growing that self-attacking ‘autoantibodies’ could be the key to understanding some of the worst cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
In Photography
The Guardian
Life in another light – unearthly infrared photography
The Guardian
8 min read · 31 saves · Jan 18th · Matt Fidler · A selection of winning images from the Life in Another Light photo contest 2020, from Kolari Vision. Categories included infrared, aerial, black and white, and long exposure
Science Magazine
Herd immunity by infection is not an option
Science Magazine
4 min read · 27 saves · Jan 15th · Herd immunity is expected to arise when a virus cannot spread readily, because it encounters a population that has a level of immunity that reduces the number of individuals susceptible to infection.…
Vox
Why Israel is leading the world in vaccinating its population
Vox
~11 min read · 10 saves · Jan 14th · Jen Kirby · Israel’s vaccination rate is nearly 7 times America’s. Here’s how they did it.
NZZ am Sonntag
Corona und Klima: Mit der Natur kann man nicht verhandeln
NZZ am Sonntag
Jan 9th · Wissenschaft soll Wissen schaffen, die Politik soll entscheiden. Diese Trennung wird weder der Corona-Krise noch dem Klimawandel gerecht. Die Forschung muss auch die Konsequenzen von Massnahmen…
Scientific American
Vaccines Need Not Completely Stop COVID Transmission to Curb the Pandemic
Scientific American
4 min read · Jan 20th · Lessons from other viruses show that even if vaccines don’t completely stop disease spread, they can still successfully contain it
