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February 28, 2022

Epidemiology

New Studies Support Wuhan Market as Pandemic's Origin Point

Report authors say that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 jumped from animals sold at the market into people twice in late 2019—but some scientists want more definitive evidence

By Amy Maxmen,Nature magazine

Climate Change

With 'Limited Amount of Time Left,' New IPCC Report Urges Climate Adaptation

Human and natural systems are already buckling under the influence of global warming, write the authors of a landmark report

By Chelsea Harvey,Sara Schonhardt,E&E News

Epidemiology

What Is a Vaccinated Person's Risk of Dying from COVID?

Vaccination definitely lowers the odds, but the exact answer is hard to find

By Lisa Miller,The Conversation US

Anthropology

Ancient Peoples Teach Us That We Can Create a Better World

A radical retelling of civilization's origins leads to an expansive vision of human possibility

By John Horgan

Neuroscience

Researchers Make a Phantom Sixth Finger Grow and Shrink

An unsettling illusion points to both philosophy and robotics

By Matthew Hutson

Renewable Energy

Three Fixes to Build Energy Projects Cleaner and Faster

Modernize the way we regulate clean energy construction to reach net-zero carbon emission goals

By Rich Powell

Health Care

A Faster Way to Find Good Medical Treatments Is Gaining Ground

A type of clinical trial that tests many therapies at once is being used for COVID and Alzheimer's

By Claudia Wallis

Creativity

Cowboy Culture Doesn't Have a Monopoly on Innovation

Despite stereotypes that suggest self-reliant values lead to the most innovations, group-centered societies have just as much creativity

By Thomas Talhelm

Climate Change

New Nuclear Power Plants Are Unlikely to Stop the Climate Crisis

These plants take too long to build and bring online, and we don't have that much time

By Naomi Oreskes

Arts

A Reverse Journey through Geologic Time, a Tale of Wild Horses and Interspecies Kinship, and More

Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American

By Amy Brady
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