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This Sunda pangolin found throughout Southeast Asia is currently considered to be critically endangered.
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Yang Zhang, University of Michigan; Chengxin Zhang, University of Michigan; Wei Zheng, University of Michigan
When a new virus emerges and triggers a pandemic, it is important to trace its origins. Knowing more about how the virus jumped species in the first place can help curb future zoonotic diseases.
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A woman wearing a niqab and headscarf, with other shoppers in Istanbul, August 13, 2018.
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Anna Piela, Northwestern University
As people everywhere don face masks, scarves and bandanas to protect against coronavirus, Muslim women who wear the niqab, or Islamic veil, are feeling a lot less conspicuous.
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Tim Riley, Emerson College
Unbridled ambition and bruised egos created an irreparable fissure.
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Jon Pedersen, University of South Carolina
School closings due to COVID-19 could prompt school districts to try to make up for lost time during the summer. An education scholar explores the pros and cons of that scenario.
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Ellen Wright Clayton, Vanderbilt University
Winter is flu season – could it be coronavirus season as well? The research is mixed, but other factors besides temperature and humidity have more to do with the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
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