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Maryland national guard stockpile

Maryland national guard stockpile

How to reduce both nuclear and pandemic threats after COVID-19

By James E. Doyle | Biosecurity, Nuclear Weapons

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press conference.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press conference.

Will the WHO call for an international investigation into the coronavirus’s origins?

By Filippa Lentzos | Biosecurity

The postponement of the NPT review conference. Antagonisms, conflicts and nuclear risks after the pandemic

By Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs | Biosecurity, Nuclear Weapons, Presentation

National Guard troops work at a COVID-19 testing facility.

National Guard troops work at a COVID-19 testing facility.

When to reopen the economy during the coronavirus pandemic? South Korea’s got a plan and the numbers to back it up

By HyunJung Kim | Biosecurity

The climate change evidence right before our eyes. And a note on COVID-19

By John Mecklin | Biosecurity, Climate Change

A scientist works at a biosafety level 4 lab.

A scientist works at a biosafety level 4 lab.

Natural spillover or research lab leak? Why a credible investigation is needed to determine the origin of the coronavirus pandemic

By Filippa Lentzos | Biosecurity

Julian Perry Robinson

Julian Perry Robinson

Julian Perry Robinson, top chemical and biological arms control expert, dies of coronavirus

By Nicholas A. Sims | Biosecurity

The author during his time as a firefighter

The author during his time as a firefighter

Climate change and the coronavirus are upending the way we fight wildfires

By Don Whittemore | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Opinion

A central computer system monitors the heart rates of each patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) aboard the USNS Comfort, one of two hospital ships operated by Military Sealift Command. (US Navy photo)

A central computer system monitors the heart rates of each patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) aboard the USNS Comfort, one of two hospital ships operated by Military Sealift Command. (US Navy photo)

How many intensive care beds will a nuclear weapon explosion require?

By Tom Sauer, Ramesh Thakur | Biosecurity, Nuclear Weapons

Epic fail: Why the US wasn’t prepared for the coronavirus pandemic

By Daniel M. Gerstein | Biosecurity

The departure hall of Terminal 7 at JFK airport on March 15 in New York City. Frustrated passengers complained of hours-long lines, crowded and unsanitary conditions and general disarray in the system for screening people for symptoms of the virus.(Photo by Johannes EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

The departure hall of Terminal 7 at JFK airport on March 15 in New York City. Frustrated passengers complained of hours-long lines, crowded and unsanitary conditions and general disarray in the system for screening people for symptoms of the virus.(Photo by Johannes EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

The Commissioned Corps was created to stop plagues at the US border. Why hasn’t it been used at airports during the pandemic?

By Laura H. Kahn | Biosecurity, Columnists

The Fairweather Mountains and Margerie Glacier at Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska

The Fairweather Mountains and Margerie Glacier at Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska

Heal the Earth: flatten other curves

By Dawn Stover | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Columnists