Do-It-Yourself Vaccines for COVID-19

August 31, 2020

Do-It-Yourself Vaccines for COVID-19

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August 31, 2020

Policy & Ethics

Do-It-Yourself Vaccines for COVID-19

Some scientists are self-administering an untested product. Is doing so legal or ethical?

By Seema K. Shah,Euzebiusz Jamrozik

Environment

Deep-Sea Mining: How to Balance Need for Metals with Ecological Impacts

As the industry inches closer to reality, scientists probe potential environmental harms

By Daniel Ackerman

Climate

What Climate Change Does to the Human Body

An ENT physician sees the effects in her patients all the time

By Neelu Tummala

Evolution

Red Stalagmites Reveal Glimpses of the Past

In a cave in northern Spain, stalagmites rich in organic matter are environmental record keepers

By Katherine Kornei

Policy & Ethics

The Dangers of Intellectual Territorialism

Narrow expertise has its value, but it's also vital to let scientists step out of their "lanes"

By Avi Loeb

The Body

COVID-19 Can Wreck Your Heart, Even if You Haven't Had Any Symptoms

A growing body of research is raising concerns about the cardiac consequences of the coronavirus

By Carolyn Barber

Arts & Culture

175 Years of Scientific American: The Good, the Bad and the Debunking

We look back at some highlights, midlights and lowlights of the history of Scientific American, featuring former editor in chief John Rennie. Astrophysicist Alan Guth also appears in a sponsored segment.

By Steve Mirsky | 31:18

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