There Is Nothing Normal about One Million People Dead from COVID

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February 10, 2022

Policy There Is Nothing Normal about One Million People Dead from COVID Mass media and policy makers are pushing for a return to pre‐COVID times while trying to normalize a staggering death toll By Steven W. Thrasher

Astronomy Possible Third Planet Spotted around Proxima Centauri, Our Sun's Nearest Neighbor Star Proxima d might be only a quarter the mass of Earth, potentially making it one of the smallest worlds yet discovered beyond our solar system By Mike Wall,SPACE.com

Particle Physics How to Levitate Ice--With Science New research leverages old physics to turn ice pucks into hovercraft By Joanna Thompson

Policy Eric Lander's Departure Is a Step toward Safer Workplaces in Science The investigation into Lander's management shows the importance of equitable leadership and strong protections By Andrew A. Rosenberg

Renewable Energy White House Rolls Out $5 Billion Electric Vehicle Charging Program The announcement unleashes a flood of federal money to states for the construction of a national network of charging stations By Arianna Skibell,E&E News

Defense Cyberattack Misinformation Could Be Plan for Ukraine Invasion A falsified video would be an update on the traditional use of propaganda campaigns during warfare By Sophie Bushwick

Climate Change We Desperately Need to Modernize Climate Change Emissions Tracking Blockchain and other technologies could help improve data collection worldwide By Angel Hsu,Marco Schletz

Evolution Rockshelter Discoveries Show Neandertals Were a Lot like Us Our much maligned cousins made sophisticated ornaments and probably had language By David W. Frayer,Davorka Radovcic

Climate Change How Climate Change Will Hit Younger Generations A new analysis shows that people born later will experience vastly more severe weather events By Andrea Thompson

Black Holes Major African Radio Telescope Will Help to Image Black Holes The $25-million facility in Namibia will be the continent's first millimeter-range astronomical observatory By Sarah Wild,Nature magazine

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FROM THE ARCHIVE The Pandemic's Hidden Toll Is Revealed in Excess Death Counts Many of the unexpected deaths in rural U.S. counties last year were not recorded as caused by COVID By Tanya Lewis,Amanda Montañez | September 2021

QUOTE OF THE DAY "Despite being the wealthiest nation on the planet, the U.S. has continued to have the most COVID infections and deaths per country, by far, and it has the highest per capita death rate of any wealthy nation." Steven W. Thrasher, columnist and professor at Northwestern University in the Medill School of Journalism

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