COVID Can Cause Strange Eye and Ear Symptoms

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November 17, 2021

Physiology COVID Can Cause Strange Eye and Ear Symptoms From conjunctivitis to vertigo, coronavirus infections can affect disparate senses By Emily Sohn

Astronomy Scientists Plan Private Mission to Hunt for Earths around Alpha Centauri A privately funded telescope called Toliman will seek habitable worlds in our nearest neighboring star system, potentially sparking a new wave of exoplanetary exploration By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Archaeology Mysteries of Ancient Egypt's Sacred Baboons Revealed Studies of living and mummified baboons hint at why ancient Egyptians revered these pesky primates and uncover the probable location of the fabled kingdom from which they imported the animals By Nathaniel J. Dominy

Inequality We Must Improve Equity in Cancer Screening Eliminating disparities in routine examinations will require outreach, availability and cultural consideration By Melba Newsome

Medicine The Importance of Spotting Cancer's Warning Signs Despite the vast resources aimed at finding ways to detect cancer early, more needs to be done By Lauren Gravitz

Climate Change International Treaty to Phase Out Potent Greenhouse Gas Goes to the Senate The Kigali Amendment, supported by the cooling industry, has finally been sent for ratification By Nick Sobczyk,E&E News

Water 'Portable Oasis' Extracts Water from Dry Desert Air An ultraporous humidity sponge could provide 300 gallons of fresh water a day By Steven Ashley

Conservation Great Apes' Biggest Threat Is Human Activity, Not Habitat Loss An assessment of chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos reveals that our economic "footprint" is the primary driver of great apes' fate By Rachel Nuwer

Animals Rubbing Up against Sharks May Feel Good despite the Danger Fish species were found deliberately chafing on sharks around the world, though why they do so is not entirely clear By Rachel Nuwer

Vaccines This Cheap Device Could Expand the World's Access to Vaccines A new delivery method for certain vaccines could make the lifesaving treatments more effective and accessible By Sam Jones

Climate Change Why India Defended Coal at the Close of the COP26 Climate Summit The third-largest carbon emitter argues it is balancing phasing out fossil fuels with meeting growing energy needs By Sara Schonhardt,E&E News

Space Exploration U.S. Officials Condemn Russian Anti-Satellite Test That Threatened Astronauts "The test has so far generated over 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris," a State Department spokesperson said By Chelsea Gohd,SPACE.com

Public Health From Headaches to 'COVID Toes,' Coronavirus Symptoms Are a Bizarre Mix Blood clots and inflammation may underlie many of these complications By Diana Kwon

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QUOTE OF THE DAY "As a parent or as a patient or as a community member, you should be aware that if you have conjunctivitis in this day and age, you want to make sure that it's not COVID." Shahzad Mian, ophthalmologist at the University of Michigan

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