Preparing for the Next Plague

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January 07, 2022

Pharmaceuticals Preparing for the Next Plague SARS-CoV-2 adds impetus to the race for broad-spectrum countermeasures against future global infectious scourges By Laura DeFrancesco,Nature Biotechnology

Animals Desert Beetles Rely on Oral Sex for Successful Mating The more time the insects spend on the courtship ritual, the better mating goes By Saugat Bolakhe

Climate Change Don't Look Up Illustrates 5 Myths That Fuel Rejection of Science The farcical allegory of climate change shows the pitfalls of relying solely on technology and misunderstanding scientific certainty By Gale Sinatra,Barbara K. Hofer,The Conversation US

Pollution Wildfires Are Fueling a Toxic Combo of Air Pollutants The 2020 fire season subjected half the western U.S. population to a stew of particulate matter and ozone By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Animals Dogs Can Distinguish Speech from Gibberish--and Tell Spanish from Hungarian A new study's authors say their investigation represents the first time that a nonhuman brain has been shown to detect language By Annie Melchor

Public Health 'Flurona' Is a Great Example of How Misinformation Blooms A catchy name has spawned false statements and panic over being infected with two viruses at once By Raghu Adiga

Oceans Historical Shipwreck Keeps Moving, Revealing Dangerous Underwater Mudflows A ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1942 can today help track large pulses of mud from the Mississippi River By Katherine Kornei

Public Health How Communication around COVID Fuels a Mistrust of Science The CDC's recent move highlights the growing problems that arise when federal agencies ignore scientific data By Joseph V. Sakran,Kavita K. Patel

Space Exploration U.S. and Chinese Scientists Propose Bold New Missions beyond the Solar System Independent concepts from each nation envision launching high-speed spacecraft on aspirational multigenerational voyages into the great unknown of interstellar space By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Ecology See the Bizarre Fruiting Bodies of Slime Molds Only about a tenth of an inch tall, these protist growths take on truly strange forms By Leslie Nemo

Sociology Citizen Militias in the U.S. Are Moving toward More Violent Extremism In some members, a longing for "simpler" times is giving rise to deadly activities By Amy Cooter

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FROM THE ARCHIVE How Each of Us Can Prepare for the Next Pandemic Cooperative Extension programs have a long history of teaching readiness and survival skills—and with more funding, they could help us get ready for future outbreaks By Athena Aktipis,Keith G. Tidball | May 2021

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