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What Tear Gas Does to Fish
Previous work shows the main ingredient in tear gas can kill fish—but little else is known about how riot control agents affect the environment. Juniper Simonis…
COVID-19 Could Impact Global Life Expectancy. And More Science Journal News
Life expectancy takes a hit, transit cuts affect the poor, and COVID-19 may become seasonal – but not yet, in my weekly roundup of pandemic science…
Overlooked Sea Louse May Be a Big Problem for Salmon
Most scientific research has focused on one species of sea louse—failing to account for the other, far more common, species. Sea lice attach to the skin…
A New, Huge Study on Public Trust in Vaccines. And More Science Journal News
Canada is about average for trust in vaccines, children’s mental health suffers under lockdown, and how moral values influence misinformation in my weekly roundup of COVID-19…
That Face Shield Doesn’t Really Work. And More Science Journal News
Face shields and exhalation valves defeat the purpose of masks, Ontario’s huge surgical backlog, and the first data about that Russian vaccine in my weekly roundup…
Want to Send a Clear Health Message? Don’t Involve Trump. And More Science Journal News
Keep Trump out of health messages, symptom screening won’t work in schools, and drug use at virtual raves in this week’s roundup of COVID-19 science for The…