COVID Risks at the Tokyo Olympics Aren't Being Managed, Experts Say

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July 13, 2021

Public Health COVID Risks at the Tokyo Olympics Aren't Being Managed, Experts Say Current prevention measures may not be enough to prevent an outbreak By Maddie Bender

Physics Star Trek's Warp Drive Leads to New Physics Researchers are taking a closer look at this science-fiction staple—and bringing the idea a little closer to reality By Robert Gast,Spektrum

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Policy & Ethics What You Know about Trump's Assault on Science Was Just the Tip of the Iceberg Help us reveal the rest By Dana Gold,Lauren Kurtz

Climate E.U. Set to Unveil First-Ever Carbon Border Tax The proposed tax places a fee on planet warming emissions embedded in goods produced outside the union By Sara Schonhardt,E&E News

Policy & Ethics The Case for Antiracism By Andrea Gawrylewski

Biology A New Era of Designer Babies May Be Based on Overhyped Science Genetic testing with IVF is being marketed as a means to choose a healthy embryo, despite questions about the soundness of the technology By Laura Hercher

Physics Plasma Particle Accelerators Could Find New Physics The next big collider will likely rely on novel technology By Chandrashekhar Joshi

Biology Wolves Raised by Humans Can't Understand People like Dogs Can Dog puppies are 30 times more interested in unknown humans than young wolves, confirming an evolutionary hypothesis By Tess Joosse

Space How to Tell if Extraterrestrial Visitors Are Friend or Foe They'll most likely be robotic and guided by AI—so we'll need our own AI to figure them out By Avi Loeb

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QUOTE OF THE DAY "It's a perfect opening scene for a thrilling movie where everyone gets sick with Delta all over the world, and they trace it to the Olympics." Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Francisco

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