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Chris Anderson

TED Is Hosting a Weeklong Series of Optimistic Discussions on Coronavirus

The speakers include Bill Gates and Harvard psychologist Susan David

SETI@Home

Alien-Hunting Screen Saver SETI@home Takes a Break

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What Life Is Like on the Secret Martian Colony ... in Hawaii

Las Vegas

How the Coronavirus Is Changing Las Vegas

Harvey Weinstein

Report: Harvey Weinstein in Isolation After Positive Coronavirus Test

Twitter HQ

How Twitter Uses Verification to Point Readers to Coronavirus Experts

Lab equipment

How Scientists Are Keeping Their Research Going During a Pandemic

Rhinoceros

Anti-Poaching Detective Murdered in South Africa

Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Bizarre, Contradictory Coronavirus Response

NASA InSight Lander on the surface of Mars

Mars Lander Fixes Problem by Hitting Itself With a Shovel

Copper

Health & Fitness

A Potential Ally In the Fight Against Bacteria and Viruses? Copper.

Magellanic penguins being fed at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium

Zoos Offer “Home Safaris” While You’re Quarantined

Isle au Haut

Meet the Small Maine Island Taking a Groundbreaking Approach to Energy

Drag queen RuPaul holding a microphone

RuPaul Seemingly Admits to Fracking on His Wyoming Ranch

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What Can Daniel Defoe’s “Plague Year” Teach Us About Coronavirus?

Justin Trudeau in 2018

Justin Trudeau Implements Severe Border Restrictions to Prevent Coronavirus Infections

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Chocolate hummus

At a Time of Panic-Buying, What's Staying Put on Grocery Store Shelves?

lemming

How a Disney Documentary Misled the World About Lemmings

LIbrary

Inside Minecraft's Hidden Library of Banned Journalism

A map of NO2 emissions

Air Pollution Over Italy Has Declined Dramatically

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Coronavirus Prompts NBA to Suspend Season

Rome

Italian Coronavirus Quarantine Now Applies to Whole Country

Olives

Meet the Man Protecting One of the Oldest Olive Trees in the World

Astronauts

NASA Is Hiring Astronauts For the Artemis Program

Green Banks

Life in the American Small Town Without Cellphones or Wifi

Parking lot

How Is the Coronavirus Affecting the Auto Industry?

Honey

That Honey You’re Eating Might Be Adulterated

Medical personnel and coronavirus

How the Very Wealthy Are Preparing for a Coronavirus Outbreak

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