Seven Ways the Election Will Shape the Future of Science, Health and the Environment

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October 30, 2020

Dear Reader, Election Day in the U.S. is just four days away. Our lead story takes a look at how the results—depending on who wins the presidency and Congress—could shape a few key scientific issues ranging from the deadly coronavirus pandemic to the damaging impacts of climate change. And if you want to take your mind off the election this weekend, check out the latest science book recommendations from our editors. You can also read some of the other pieces featured in today's roundup, which includes a story on a dinosaur that suffered from a serious bone disease, or a poem written by a Nobel laureate on spinning black holes and gravitational waves.

Sunya Bhutta, Senior Editor, Audience Engagement @sunyaaa

Policy & Ethics Seven Ways the Election Will Shape the Future of Science, Health and the Environment Climate change, nuclear arms control, the pandemic and more will be determined by whoever wins the White House and Congress By Andrea Thompson,Tanya Lewis,Lee Billings,Sophie Bushwick,Clara Moskowitz,Kate Wong

Evolution Gruesome 'Blood Worms' Invaded a Dinosaur's Leg Bone, Fossil Suggests A titanosaur fibula hosts what looks like 70 tiny parasites By Chris Baraniuk

Environment Election Science Stakes: Environment Scientific American senior editor Mark Fischetti talks about how this election will affect environmental science and policy. By Mark Fischetti,Steve Mirsky | 02:52

Biology Deep-Sea Sponge Skeletons Could Inspire Better Bridges The creature's structure resists buckling and could lead to stronger and more durable architecture By Sarah Lewin Frasier

Arts & Culture The Warped Side of Our Universe Science in meter and verse By Kip Thorne,Lia Halloran

Environment Lead Pollution Reflects Dramatic World Events Emissions of lead particles wax and wane with empires, plagues and revolutions By Mark Fischetti,Nadieh Bremer

Policy & Ethics A Quick Look at Underpaid Female Docs, Unethical Ethicists and Frogs with Intestinal Fortitude Consider a few items of interest from our epically awful summer By Steve Mirsky

Space Living near a White Dwarf A planet orbiting the glowing corpse of a sunlike star micht be a surprisingly benign place to be By Avi Loeb

Arts & Culture The Surprising Origins of Chemotherapy and Other New Science Books Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American By Andrea Gawrylewski

Public Health Coronavirus News Roundup, October 24-October 30 Pandemic highlights for the week By Robin Lloyd

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