Coronavirus can stay infectious for days on surfaces. But it’s still okay to check your mail ~health Article 11 votes
California hotels are being used for coronavirus quarantines, Gavin Newsom announces ~health Article 437 words 5 votes
Everyone’s a socialist in a pandemic: Republicans want Medicare for all, but just for this one disease ~health healthcare Article 918 words 34 votes
The global financial markets have been behaving strangely this week, indicating that something could be breaking down in the workings of the financial system ~finance economics Article 988 words 17 votes
'Huge revolution coming': Ditching plastic wrap for compostable wrap ~enviro plastics Article 602 words 4 votes
‘It’s just everywhere already’: How delays in testing set back the US coronavirus response ~health Article 2745 words 15 votes
A reconstruction of how the coronavirus spread around Seattle, based on interviews with health-care providers, first responders, relatives of patients and academic researchers ~health healthcare Article 6 votes
Coronavirus conference called "Doing Business Under Coronavirus" gets canceled because of Coronavirus ~health Article 7 votes
Satellite operators hint at fear of SpaceX, Blue Origin becoming competitors ~space satellites Article 380 words 4 votes
Secret-sharing app Whisper left hundreds of millions of users’ intimate messages, locations, and other data exposed publicly on the web ~tech privacy social media Article 1293 words 9 votes
Why the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention botched its coronavirus testing ~health Article 923 words, published Mar 5 2020 6 votes
Why have contestants on “The Price is Right” become so much worse at guessing? ~finance Article 436 words, published Mar 5 2020 8 votes
Brands can now purchase an ad in the #2 slot of Reddit's "Trending" sections in the Popular page and Search dropdown ~tech social media Article 617 words 26 votes
The "Nintendo PlayStation" prototype was purchased at auction for $300,000 by Greg McLemore, founder of Pets.com who now runs the International Arcade Museum ~games Article 482 words 10 votes
Coronavirus update: Gov. Newsom warns of more California school closings, leaders call for calm ~health Article 1295 words 8 votes
Hong Kong’s coronavirus response leads to sharp drop in flu cases ~health Article 368 words, published Mar 5 2020 3 votes
Momentus to offer last-miles service from SpaceX rideshare flights ~space spaceflight.commercial Article 401 words 3 votes
Elliott Management’s Paul Singer seeks to replace Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ~finance business Article 9 votes
As coronavirus spreads, some Beijing bookstores have partnered with a food delivery service to get books to readers ~books Link 6 votes
State Department warns Americans against cruise ship travel during coronavirus outbreak ~health Article 1102 words 11 votes
Gates-funded program will soon offer home-testing kits for new coronavirus ~health Article 1002 words 7 votes
Airlines are burning thousands of gallons of fuel flying empty 'ghost' planes so they can keep their flight slots during the coronavirus outbreak ~transport Article 355 words 13 votes
NASA still doesn’t know if it wants Boeing to perform another test flight of its passenger spacecraft ~space spaceflight.commercial Article 911 words 7 votes
How the working-class life is killing Americans, in charts ~life education work Article 922 words 26 votes
California directs some health insurers to waive co-pays, deductibles for coronavirus tests ~health Article 540 words 11 votes
Other countries are testing patients for coronavirus by the tens of thousands. Why the U.S. is so far behind ~health healthcare Article 20 votes
Many young voters sat out Super Tuesday, contributing to Bernie Sanders' losses ~news usa politics.usa Article 725 words 29 votes
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night released for iOS and Android for US $3 ~games Article 232 words 12 votes
Inside the collapse of $100 million home-design startup Homepolish ~design Article 51 words, published Feb 28 2020 6 votes
NASA won't be able to send commands to Voyager 2 for the next eleven months, while upgrades are made to the Deep Space Network ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 1017 words 8 votes
ExoMars parachute tests delayed, mission faces review ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 658 words 4 votes
WFIRST, proposed for cancellation, is approved for development ~space spaceflight.scientific astronomy Article 499 words 3 votes
Falcon Heavy to launch NASA Psyche asteroid mission ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 630 words, published Feb 28 2020 6 votes
The high-tech iBackpack received almost $800,000 from crowdfunding, but backers never received their bags. Now the creator is being sued by the FTC and state of Texas. ~tech Article 5523 words 13 votes
South Korea is composting its way to sustainability with automated bins, rooftop farms, and underground mushroom-growing ~enviro recycling sustainability Article 5345 words 5 votes
The problem with telling sick US workers to stay home ~health Article 647 words, published Feb 28 2020 7 votes
Planet plastic - How big oil and big soda kept a global environmental calamity a secret for decades ~enviro plastics recycling Article 7209 words 14 votes
Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund will exclude four companies for their vast emissions of greenhouse gases, or at least put them on probation to force them to change ~finance business Article 671 words 8 votes
Iran's negligence may lead to an even greater global viral outbreak ~health Article 1013 words 7 votes
We’re not prepared for the end of Moore’s Law ~comp Article 2055 words, published Feb 24 2020 13 votes
Knitting’s tangled history: From aristocrats to punks, the humble yarn has spun its way through centuries of social change ~arts Article 754 words, published Jan 16 2020 3 votes