When COVID-19 and flu collide

Plus: The health risks of wildfire smoke, 100,000-year-old human footprints and more

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09/20/2020 What will happen when COVID-19 and the flu collide this fall? As the Northern Hemisphere braces for a coronavirus-flu double hit, it’s unclear if it’ll be a deadly combo or one virus will squeeze out the other. Read More What we know and don’t know about wildfire smoke’s health risks As wildfires become more frequent and severe throughout the U.S. West Coast, concerns rise about harmful air pollution. Read More Seven footprints may be the oldest evidence of humans on the Arabian Peninsula In what’s now desert, people and other animals stopped to drink at a lake more than 100,000 years ago, a new study suggests. Read More How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste? Scientific explorations of terroir — the soil, climate and orientation in which crops grow — hint at influences on flavors and aromas. Read More Ancient Lystrosaurus tusks may show the oldest signs of a hibernation-like state Oddball ancestors of mammals called Lystrosaurus might have slowed way down during polar winters. Read More Treatments that target the coronavirus in the nose might help prevent COVID-19 Scientists are developing and testing ways to prevent the virus from settling in prime nasal real estate. Read More Phosphine gas found in Venus’ atmosphere may be ‘a possible sign of life’ Astronomers have detected a stinky, toxic gas in Venus’ clouds that could be a sign of life, or some strange unknown chemistry. Read More Earth’s rarest diamonds form from primordial carbon in the mantle Chemical analyses of the rarest diamonds suggest the planet’s carbon cycle may not go as deep as scientists thought.   Read More Lung cell images show how intense a coronavirus infection can be Microscopic views reveal virus particles coating the hairlike cilia of an airway cell from the lung. Read More A Game Boy look-alike runs on solar panels and button smashes A new prototype console that looks and feels like the original Game Boy harnesses user-generated energy to run without batteries. Read More Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |   Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science & the Public 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US