The Atlantic

The Atlantic

[:es]A Huge Discovery in the World of Viruses[:]

Giant phages have been found in French lakes, baboons from Kenya, and the human mouth.
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[:es]The Cascading Consequences of the Worst Disease Ever[:]

Nature is clearly in crisis—but what do researchers do when they only have imperfect data on the extent of the losses?
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[:es]The New Coronavirus Is a Truly Modern Epidemic[:]

New diseases are mirrors that reflect how a society works—and where it fails.
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[:es]The New Video of One of the Scariest Places on Earth[:]

For the first time, scientists have a clear view of the line where the giant Thwaites Glacier is leaking water into the ocean.
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[:es]The Deceptively Simple Number Sparking Coronavirus Fears[:]

Here’s what the oft-cited R0 number tells us about the new outbreak—and what it doesn’t.
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[:es]The Biggest Celestial Event of the Year Could Happen Tomorrow[:]

… or, well, maybe not for 100,000 years
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[:es]How Did Humans Boil Water Before the Invention of Pots?[:]

Roasting would have been easy. But re-creating the paleo way of boiling water requires a bit more imagination.
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[:es]The Survival Advantage of Being a Fancy Baby Coot[:]

Unlike many other gaudy animal ornaments, the red-and-orange heads of coot chicks are honest indicators of weakness and vulnerability.
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[:es]History’s Largest Mining Operation Is About to Begin[:]

It’s underwater—and the consequences are unimaginable.