New Scientist-Candidates for U.S. Congress Fared Worse Than Expected in 2020

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November 20, 2020

Dear Reader,

I'm Tanya Lewis, Scientific American's associate editor of health and medicine, filling in for Sunya Bhutta today. Scientist-candidates for Congress fared worse than expected, despite health being a major issue in this year's election. Our partners at Undark have a story on how mathematicians model thorny ethical questions about who should get a COVID vaccine first. This week's Science in Images photograph shows a male seahorse giving birth—a role reversal, compared with most other animal species. Finally, in case you missed it yesterday, we have a guide to evaluating the COVID risks of different forms of public transportation. Stay safe over the holidays!

Tanya Lewis, Associate Editor, Health & Medicine
@tanyalewis314

Policy & Ethics

New Scientist-Candidates for U.S. Congress Fared Worse Than Expected in 2020

Even with big health issues in the headlines, most of these challengers lost, though advocates hope the races gave science a higher policy profile

By Jim Daley

Math

Doing the Touchy Math on Who Should Get a COVID Vaccine First

Mathematicians model pandemic scenarios by plugging thorny ethical and logistical issues into calculations

By Jill Neimark,Undark

Biology

See a Male Seahorse Give Birth

Unlike almost all other animal species, it is male seahorses who become pregnant and birth young

By Andrea Thompson

Public Health

Evaluating COVID Risk on Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Stay safer on different forms of transportation

By Sophie Bushwick,Tanya Lewis,Amanda Montañez

Biology

Storm-Surfing Parasites Spread Widely

Major hurricanes scramble marine creature populations

By Stephenie Livingston

Climate

Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up

Thawing permafrost is releasing microorganisms, with consequences that are still largely unknown

By Kimberley R. Miner,Arwyn Edwards,Charles Miller
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