Doctors are seeing unusual blood clotting in some patients hospitalized with the novel coronavirus. Plus, what the cassowary’s shiny feathers can tell us about their dinosaur cousins. 

The Trump administration is reversing nearly 100 environmental rules, affecting water and public health. Plus, locusts in East Africa and how climate change is impacting hurricanes.

Astrophysicist Mario Livio discusses Galileo’s battles against political and religious critics. Then, a look at new at-home tests that may give a new picture of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

A breakdown of the week’s COVID-19 news, including a study on the virus in semen. Plus, koji has transformed food for centuries—and it’s a perfect tool for culinary experimentation.

Governments and companies are building digital solutions to trace COVID-19. But experts say human labor and trust is irreplaceable. Plus, how USGS scientists made a new map of the moon.

COVID-19 is taking a toll on Black, Latino, and Native American communities. Why?

Neil Shubin traces the milestones in evolutionary biology that tell the story of how life started on Earth. Plus, apple detectives are on the hunt for lost pioneer-era apple varieties.

What can we learn from the United States’ response to the 1918 influenza pandemic? Plus, scientists map the coronavirus’ spread, helping navigate COVID-19 responses.

Are efforts to speed the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus adding risk to the process? Plus, after 30 years, the Hubble Space Telescope still offers sharp insight into space.