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President-elect Biden's new COVID-19 task force gives the US a fresh chance to turn around a public health disaster theconversation.com/presiden…
200 years ago, people discovered Antarctica – and promptly began profiting by slaughtering some of its animals to near extinction theconversation.com/200-year…
Smart concrete could pave the way for high-tech, cost-effective roads theconversation.com/smart-co…
When scientific journals take sides during an election, the public's trust in science takes a hit theconversation.com/when-sci…
Flaws emerge in modeling human genetic diseases in animals theconversation.com/flaws-em…
Why we didn't get a vaccine by Election Day – but why we may get one soon theconversation.com/why-we-d…
Conservatives value personal stories more than liberals do when evaluating scientific evidence theconversation.com/conserva…
Exoplanets are still out there -- a new model tells astronomers where to look for more using 4 simple variables theconversation.com/exoplane…
Keep calm and carry on – but how? A psychologist offers 10 tips to manage the uncertainty and stress of election aftermath theconversation.com/keep-cal…
