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Michelle Mishina-Kunz for The New York Times   Abortion by Telemedicine: A Growing Option as Access to Clinics Wanes The coronavirus has created a surge in demand for telemedicine of all types — including for a quietly expanding program for terminating pregnancies. By Pam Belluck

NASA, ESA and STScI   Out There Hubble Marks 30 Years of Seeing a Universe Being Born and Dying A new image reminds us of what the orbiting observatory has let us see. By Dennis Overbye Natalie Keyssar for The New York Times   Trilobites New York and Boston Pigeons Don’t Mix The East Coast is made up of two pigeon genetic megacities, and a patch of Connecticut seems to be what’s keeping them apart. By Joshua Sokol Jessica Bock   5 Rules for Sheltering in Place With Cockroaches, Spiders and Turtles Coronavirus has prompted many scientists to make space in their homes for their lab animals. By Cara Giaimo

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THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Al Drago for The New York Times   News Analysis Trump’s Response to Virus Reflects a Long Disregard for Science The president’s Covid-19 response has extended the administration’s longstanding practice of undermining scientific expertise for political purposes. By Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer Mary Turner for The New York Times   In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys. By David D. Kirkpatrick Jake Michaels for The New York Times   Can Estrogen and Other Sex Hormones Help Men Survive Covid-19? Men are more likely than women to die of the coronavirus, so scientists are treating them with something women have more of: female sex hormones. By Roni Caryn Rabin Lucas Jackson/Reuters   Can Antibody Tests Help End the Coronavirus Pandemic? The tests are not reliable enough to guide policy on lockdowns and reopenings, experts said. But they can help model the spread of the virus. By Apoorva Mandavilli Jeenah Moon/Reuters   Could the Power of the Sun Slow the Coronavirus? A study suggests that ultraviolet rays could slow the virus, though not enough to wipe it out, and not as a treatment. By William J. Broad Etienne Laurent/EPA, via Shutterstock   Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, Heart and Stroke Patients Go Missing Emergency physicians are seeing declines in the number of patients arriving with cardiac problems. Some say they were afraid to go to the hospital. By Gina Kolata Doug Mills/The New York Times   F.D.A. Warns of Heart Problems From Malaria Drugs Used for Coronavirus The drugs, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, have been repeatedly promoted by President Trump. But they should be used only in clinical trials or hospitals, the agency said. By Denise Grady John Moore/Getty Images   C.D.C. Adds New Symptoms to Its List of Possible Covid-19 Signs Chills, muscle pain, sore throat and headache are among the ailments now considered potential indicators of the disease. By Pam Belluck

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MORE SCIENCE NEWS Dmitry Bogdanov   Trilobites When Crocodiles Once Dived Like Dolphins and Whales They didn’t have blowholes, but an ancient lineage of crocodilians returned to the oceans in a manner similar to some marine mammals. By Becky Ferreira Colin Donihue   Trilobites Hurricanes Are Reshaping Evolution Across the Caribbean A new study of lizards in countries struck by hurricanes suggests cataclysmic weather can reshape entire species. By Joshua Sokol Trilobites Fossil Shows Cold-Blooded Frogs Lived on Warm Antarctica The specimen is some 40 million years old, and is probably related to species currently living in South America. By Lucas Joel U.S. Geological Survey, via Associated Press   Did Heavy Rain Make Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupt? Two earth scientists offered a new model to explain destructive activity in 2018, but a number of their colleagues aren’t buying it. By Robin George Andrews Roger Clark/Alamy   India Sees Coronavirus Threat to Fragile Population: Tigers The country is home to most of the world’s wild tigers, and wildlife authorities announced steps to protect them. By Gloria Dickie

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trilobites A Short, Pointy, 300,000-Year-Old Clue to Our Ancestors’ Hunting Prowess Archaeologists in Germany found a throwing stick that might have been used by a species that preceded Neanderthals. By Nicholas St. Fleur Did Heavy Rain Make Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupt? Two earth scientists offered a new model to explain destructive activity in 2018, but a number of their colleagues aren’t buying it. By Robin George Andrews Coronavirus Interrupts, but Doesn’t End, an Arctic Research Expedition The Polarstern, a science ship, will have to temporarily break out of polar ice because supply flights are no longer possible. By Henry Fountain

HEALTH Timo Kuilder   How Should You Stock Your Medicine Cabinet? We asked pharmacists and doctors what they would want in the house for their own families. Here’s what they suggested. By Amelia Nierenberg Getty Images   Endless Summer Puts Homebound Kids at Risk for Weight Gain With schools shuttered, the inactivity and snacking typical of summer breaks puts more students at risk of obesity and health ills. By Anahad O’Connor Gracia Lam   Personal Health Coronavirus as a Reminder of the Urgency of Getting Your Vaccines Even before the pandemic, many parents rejected readily available, safe and effective immunizations that can protect their children. By Jane E. Brody iStock   Ask Well What’s a Pulse Oximeter, and Do I Really Need One at Home? A tiny fingertip device can give you valuable information about your health during a bout of Covid-19 or any respiratory illness. By Tara Parker-Pope Stephen Speranza for The New York Times   THE NEW OLD AGE Do You Want to Die in an I.C.U.? Pandemic Makes Question All Too Real Sobering statistics for older patients sharpen the need to draw up advanced directives for treatment and share them with their families. By Paula Span iStock   How to Create Screen-Life Balance When Life Has Shifted to Screens Being thoughtful about our use of screens can help us emerge from this crisis empowered and in control, and with more self-awareness. By Catherine Price Elizabeth Frantz for The New York Times   When Mental Distress Comes Home The pandemic has closed many mental-health residential centers, sending residents home to families ill-equipped for the challenges. By Benedict Carey Getty Images   Phys Ed Older and Stuck at Home? Expert Advice on Fitness Experts who study exercise and aging offer tips for older adults during the coronavirus lockdown. By Gretchen Reynolds

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