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Eliza Barclay

Eliza Barclay

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Eliza Barclay

    Hospitals are running out of staff, supplies, and beds for Covid-19 patients — and this time could be worse
    Politics

    If hospitalizations continue to rise, health care workers in Arizona, Texas, and California fear they’ll be completely overwhelmed.

    By Dylan Scott and Eliza Barclay
    How to more safely protest in a pandemic
    Science

    Tips for reducing the risk of spreading the coronavirus in a mass gathering, from public health experts.

    By Eliza Barclay
    Why these scientists still doubt the coronavirus leaked from a Chinese lab
    Explainers

    A Wuhan lab studied SARS-related viruses. But there’s no evidence it discovered or was working on the new virus.

    By Eliza Barclay
    7 things we’ve learned about Earth since the last Earth Day
    Explainers

    It’s mostly bad, but not all bad.

    By Brian Resnick, Umair Irfan and 1 more
    The US doesn’t just need to flatten the curve. It needs to “raise the line.”
    Explainers

    How everybody can do their part to help doctors fight coronavirus, in one chart.

    By Eliza Barclay, Dylan Scott and 1 more
    Explainers
    The conspiracy theories about the origins of the coronavirus, debunkedThe conspiracy theories about the origins of the coronavirus, debunked
    Explainers

    There’s a rumor the coronavirus started in a Chinese lab. And evidence from scientists to the contrary.

    By Eliza Barclay
    Explainers
    How canceled events and self-quarantines save lives, in one chartHow canceled events and self-quarantines save lives, in one chart
    Explainers

    This is how we all help slow the spread of coronavirus.

    By Dylan Scott and Eliza Barclay
    Supertrees: Meet Indonesia’s carbon guardian
    Climate

    Indonesia’s mangroves are an incredibly effective tool against climate change — but they’re being cut down to grow shrimp and palm oil for you.

    By Eliza Barclay
    These 3 supertrees can protect us from climate collapse
    Climate

    But can we protect them?

    By Umair Irfan, Eliza Barclay and 1 more
    10 ways to accelerate progress against climate change
    Explainers

    From pricing carbon to shifting diets, here’s what we need to prioritize now.

    By Umair Irfan and Eliza Barclay