THE STATE OF SCIENCE 2021.

COVID COVID-19 • RACISM: AN INSIDE LOOK • EXPEDITION • THE BODY • UNEARTHED • WATER & AIR • FORCES • TECH • YEAR IN PHOTOS 2021 FROM LEFT: MICHAEL GUTSCHE; REUTERS/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO; NASA/ESA/E. WHEATLEY (STSCI); LDPHOTORO/SHUTTERSTOCK In 2020, the world looked to science as a new virus spread across the globe, leaving a permanent mark on human health, behavior and nature - and on science itself. "We are not defenseless against COVID-19", says Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "Data emerged that people without symptoms could also spread the virus, and CDC expanded its recommendation for face masks to the general community", explains Redfield. [Extracted from the article]
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