Science Times: Women in Academia Are at the Brink

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View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story October 6, 2020 Alex Hecht for The New York Times The Virus Moved Female Faculty to the Brink. Will Universities Help? The pandemic is a new setback for women in academia who already faced obstacles on the path to advancing their research and careers. By Jillian Kramer Niklas Elmehed/Nobel Prize   Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work on Black Holes The prize was awarded half to Roger Penrose for showing how black holes could form and half to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for discovering a supermassive object at the Milky Way’s center. By Derrick Bryson Taylor Kathryn Elsesser/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images   After Wildfires Stop Burning, a Danger in the Drinking Water Experts are warning that existing water safety rules are not suitable to a world where wildfires destroy more residential areas than in the past. By Max Horberry Karalee Scouten/Chimp Haven   Aging and Ailing Lab Chimps Are Still at Center of Fight for Sanctuary Activists and some congressional lawmakers are demanding that the N.I.H. reconsider its refusal to move 39 chimpanzees from a research center to a sanctuary. By James Gorman Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Email us Let us know how we’re doing at sciencenewsletter@nytimes.com. THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Marco Bello/Reuters   White House Blocks New Coronavirus Vaccine Guidelines The F.D.A. proposed stricter guidelines for emergency approval of a coronavirus vaccine, but the White House chief of staff objected to provisions that would push approval past Election Day. By Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weiland Alex Edelman/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images   ‘Don’t Be Afraid of Covid,’ Trump Says, Undermining Public Health Messages Experts were outraged by the president’s comments about a disease that has killed more than 210,000 people in the United States. By Gina Kolata and Roni Caryn Rabin Al Drago for The New York Times   White House Is Not Tracing Contacts for ‘Super-Spreader’ Rose Garden Event Since President Trump’s Covid diagnosis, numerous associates have tested positive, but the White House has not aggressively investigated the outbreak. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Tracey Tully     Charting a Coronavirus Infection Following the course of a typical Covid-19 case. By Katherine J. Wu and Jonathan Corum Doug Mills/The New York Times   The Coronavirus May Be Adrift in Indoor Air, C.D.C. Acknowledges After removing guidance from its website acknowledging “airborne” transmission, the agency cited evidence that indoor air can carry virus-laden particles. By Apoorva Mandavilli Erin Schaff/The New York Times   Nearly One-Third of Covid-19 Patients in Study Had Altered Mental State The hospitalized patients showed signs of deteriorating neurological function, ranging from confusion to coma-like unresponsiveness, new research indicates. By Pam Belluck Luci Gutiérrez   Identify the Different Symptoms of the Flu and Covid-19 With fears of a “twindemic” in the United States this fall, here’s a guide to understanding what’s making you feel terrible. By Donald G. McNeil Jr. Andrea Ucini   Mind What We Dream When We Dream About Covid-19 Several recent studies shed light on the pandemic preoccupations of sleepers. By Benedict Carey Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT MORE SCIENCE NEWS Museum für Naturkunde   Trilobites First Fossil Feather Ever Found Belonged to This Dinosaur To settle a lengthy debate, a team of paleontologists says the specimen unearthed in the 19th century was shed by an archaeopteryx. By Lucas Joel Dean Lewins/European Pressphoto Agency   Trilobites Melting Ice Reveals Mummified Penguins in Antarctica Birds that appeared “freshly dead” near an Italian research base turned out to be centuries old. By Matt Kaplan Borisova et al./ESO   Out There At the Edge of Time, a Litter of Galactic Puppies The discovery of a black hole surrounded by protogalaxies provides astronomers with a rare glimpse of the web of matter permeating the cosmos. By Dennis Overbye The New York Times   Why ‘Biodegradable’ Isn’t What You Think It sounds positive, but there are a few ways the label ‘biodegradable’ may cause more problems than it solves. M.Leigheb/De Agostini, via Getty Images   From the Rubble of Atlases, a Colossus Will Rise Thirty-eight great statues of Atlas, all now ruined, once decorated the ancient Greek Temple of Olympic Zeus. Archaeologists have a novel plan for the remains. By Franz Lidz The Best Live Animal Feeds From Around the World Research shows that watching footage of them can make you happier, so here’s a list of round-the-clock camera footage that will bring koalas, penguins and puppies straight to your screen. By Sara Aridi trilobites Infected by a Virus, a Killer Fungus Turns Into a Friend A fungus known as white mold can kill a plant in days. Unless, that is, a virus is around to tame it. By Katherine J. Wu Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is ‘Very Likely to Work,’ Studies Suggest A series of research papers renews hope that the long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the sun produces energy might be achievable. By Henry Fountain Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT HEALTH Jonathan Nackstrand/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images   Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Scientists Who Discovered Hepatitis C Virus Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice were jointly honored for their decisive contribution to the fight against blood-borne hepatitis, a major global health problem. By Katherine J. Wu and Daniel Victor Gracia Lam   Personal Health A New Film Looks at an Orchestra for People With Mental Illness Music “gets the cognitive part out of the way and gets the intuitive part engaged, the part of the brain that is not damaged,” one therapist says. By Jane E. Brody Getty Images   Phys Ed An ‘Awe Walk’ Might Do Wonders for Your Well-Being Older men and women who took a fresh look at the objects and vistas around them felt more upbeat and hopeful. By Gretchen Reynolds Chiara Zarmati   A Potential Downside of Intermittent Fasting A rigorous three-month study found that people lost little weight, and much of that may have been from muscle. By Anahad O’Connor the checkup Now Taking the Stage in the Pandemic: The School Nurse In the school reopening effort, nurses have a crucial role: being the first to spot and stop the spread of a contagious disease. By Perri Klass, M.D. Some Insurers End Pandemic Waivers of Fees and Deductibles for Telehealth The coronavirus outbreaks had prompted the nation’s largest insurers to stop charging co-pays or requiring deductibles for virtual visits, but some consumers will now have to pay those fees again. By Reed Abelson Make a friend’s day: Forward this email. Got this from a friend? Subscribe to the Science Times newsletter. Check out other New York Times newsletters (all free!) including: Climate Fwd: for climate coverage and expert analysis. The Upshot for a data-driven look at the news. Well for the latest on health, fitness and nutrition. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for Science Times from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. 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