Apollo Rock Samples Heat Up Moon Formation Debate

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March 09, 2020

Dear Reader, I'm back to sub in for Sunya Bhutta. As our coronavirus continues, we also look at how chemical differences between Earth and the moon could have implications for our understanding of lunar history and the way complex issues such as antibiotic use and climate change can link together.

Andrea Thompson, Associate Editor, Sustainability @AndreaTWeather

Space Apollo Rock Samples Heat Up Moon Formation Debate A new study suggests there are key differences between the compositions of Earth and its natural satellite, with significant implications for lunar history By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Policy & Ethics The Poor and Marginalized Will Be the Hardest Hit by Coronavirus We need to rethink our public health strategies before the next outbreak—even if the conversations are uncomfortable By Sandro Galea

The New Cosmos: A Conversation with Ann Druyan Emmy and Peabody Award–winning science writer, producer and director Ann Druyan talks about Cosmos: Possible Worlds, the next installment of the Cosmos series. By Lee Billings,Steve Mirsky

Synthetic Biologists Think They Can Develop a Better Coronavirus Vaccine Than Nature Could The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Institutes of Health are betting on a different approach than existing efforts for battling COVID-19 By Sharon Begley,STAT

Antibiotics May Compromise Manure's Carbon-Fixing Effects Drug use in cows alters nutrient cycling  By Peter Andrey Smith

What Could Warming Mean for Pathogens like Coronavirus? Scientists expect to see changes in the timing, location and severity of disease outbreaks as global temperatures rise By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

FROM THE STORE Ask the Experts: Chemistry In this installment of the Ask the Experts series, Chemistry, our professors, scientists and researchers tackle reader questions about the substances that compose all matter, their properties and how they interact and change. Queries range from elementary questions, such as why some elements change color over a flame, to how chemistry works in everyday life to how certain substances affect the body and more.

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