The Pandemic Has Caused a Steep Decline in Living Standards

February 05, 2021

The Pandemic Has Caused a Steep Decline in Living Standards

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February 05, 2021

Public Health

The Pandemic Has Caused a Steep Decline in Living Standards

A survey of more than 30,000 households in developing countries shows increased food insecurity

By Diana Kwon

Behavior & Society

What Chimpanzees Can Teach Us about Human Friendships

Changes in social relationships over the apes' lifetimes provide clues about both animal and human cognition

By Brooke N. Dulka

Environment

New Report Maps Out the U.S. Road to Net-Zero Emissions

The National Academies study calls for a carbon tax and more government investment in clean energy technology

By John Fialka,E&E News

Chemistry

Remembering the Extraordinary Scientist Paul Crutzen (1933–2021)

Among other things, he explored the concept of nuclear winter, won a Nobel for his role in helping understand atmospheric ozone depletion and coined the term "Anthropocene"

By Jan Zalasiewicz,Colin Waters,Will Steffen

Engineering

Spider Legs Build Webs without the Brain's Help

Researchers decode spiders' web-building behavior for application in future robots

By Rachel Nuwer

Biology

Australian Bees Were Seen Foraging at Twilight for First Time

Bee morphological features can predict their nighttime feeding behaviors

By Leslie Nemo

Physics

A Heroic Effort to Measure Helium

After an intense game of cat and mouse with different particles, atomic physicists have measured the radius of the helium nucleus five times more precisely than before. Christopher Intagliata reports.

By Christopher Intagliata | 04:25

Biology

Antarctic Seals Vocalize in Ultrasonic--but Not for the Usual Reason

Nearly one fifth of the underwater vocalizations produced by Antarctica's Weddell seals occur at pitches above the limits of human hearing, according to a recent study

By Liz Allen

Neurological Health

Detecting Alzheimer's Gets Easier with a Simple Blood Test

New assays could reduce the need for costlier, more invasive brain scans and spinal fluid measures

By Esther Landhuis

Public Health

Coronavirus News Roundup, January 30-February 5

Pandemic highlights for the week

By Robin Lloyd

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FROM THE ARCHIVE

Blame Poverty, Not the Poor, for COVID-19's Spread in Brazil's Amazon

In the state of Rondônia, social inequities give diseases a powerful boost

By Kate Wong | August 2020

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"If people don't have enough to eat, they're not going to be able to abide by social distancing guidelines--they're going to go to crowded markets and try to find work."

Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, professor of economics at Yale University

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