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Do You Really Understand Your Risk of Dying From COVID?

Do you really understand your risk of dying from COVID-19? According to The Hill,1 a poll taken in mid-August 2020 showed “Americans have a significant misunderstanding of the risk of death from COVID-19 when it comes to different age groups.” On average, Americans were under the impression that people under the age of 44 made… Read More: Do You Really Understand Your Risk of Dying From COVID? »

Slow research to understand fast change

In a world that’s changing fast, the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network can seem almost an anachronism. Yet the patience and persistence that have generated 40 years of careful, reliable science about the Earth’s changing ecosystems may prove to be just what’s needed in this rapidly shifting world. We can’t wait for a crystal… Read More: Slow research to understand fast change »