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The Basin Drive In, in Utah, opened earlier than usual this year—even though temperatures were in the 30s when this photo was taken on March 27.
film

Social Distancing Is Bringing Drive-In Theaters Back to Life

"I really think it’s gonna help the drive-ins. Will it last? Only time will tell."
Claire Voon April 10, 2020
One pantry's rice and beans is another pantry's fufu and cattail roots.
disasters

Around the World in 6 Quarantine Pantries

How chefs in Bolivia, Malaysia, Italy, Rwanda, Canada, and Thailand are preparing for lockdown.
Luke Fater April 9, 2020
The Giza pyramid complex, Egypt, March 25, 2020.
public works

The Surreal Sight of Disinfecting Historic Sites

Unsung workers around the world on the front lines of the pandemic fight.
Winnie Lee April 9, 2020
medicine

In 19th-Century America, Fighting Disease Meant Battling Bad Smells

The history of unpleasant odor, or miasma, has unexpected relevance in the time of COVID-19.
Daniela Blei April 8, 2020
A bartender serves pear ratafia, inspired by an early-modern European recipe, at Tattersall's 2019 event.
plague

The 1700s Plague Cure That Inspired an Uncannily Contemporary Cocktail

An art historian, a culinary researcher, and a Twin Cities distillery teamed up to recreate the herbaceous drink.
Reina Gattuso April 3, 2020
A scuba diver with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration studies bleached corals.
science

The Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on Field Science

As scientists wait, worry, and hunker down, they’re also looking ahead to how their projects will need to adapt.
Claudia Geib April 3, 2020
A coat of arms from the turn of the 17th century, featuring a plague doctor and, presumably, the Swiss physician Theodore Zwinger III.
plague

European Plague Doctor Garb Was Black, Beaked, and Very Bleak

These haunting uniforms make today's masks look tame.
Isaac Schultz April 2, 2020
Elegant <em>so</em> was probably not eaten with crackers in ancient Japan.
food

The Coronavirus Is Bringing Back a 1,000-Year-Old 'Cheese' in Japan

Once, it was considered fit for the emperor.
Makiko Itoh April 1, 2020
A 14th-century painting of Saint Corona by the Master of Palazzo Venezia Madonna.
saints

Is Saint Corona a Guardian Against Epidemics?

Well, she might be now, at least.
Matthew Taub March 31, 2020
Yellowstone National Park recently closed to all visitors.
nature

Are the Great Outdoors Off-Limits During a Pandemic?

"Obey the f***ing law and do what public health authorities tell you to do."
Erin Beresini March 27, 2020
Chef Brian Yazzie says your pantry is likely full of indigenous American ingredients, such as canned corn and dried beans.
food

The Chef Bringing Native American Flavors to Communities in Quarantine

For Brian Yazzie, the COVID-19 pandemic evokes a history of smallpox, European colonization, and indigenous resilience.
Reina Gattuso March 27, 2020
A flash mob in Turin, Italy, on March 15, 2020, involved brightly colored lights.
sacred spaces

Balconies, Windows, and Rooftops Are the New Public Squares

The power of seeing and being seen, hearing and being heard.
Winnie Lee March 26, 2020
Dirty Water is one of hundreds of distilleries across the United States in manufacturing hand sanitizer.
disease

Inside One Distillery’s Pivot to Hand Sanitizer

The small Massachusetts outfit supplies local police, firefighters, and hospitals.
Luke Fater March 26, 2020
While Kaori Hamura Long was homebound with flu-like symptoms, she drew Amabie wearing a mask.
art

A Healing Spirit From 19th-Century Japan Is Back to Face COVID-19

Artists are bringing back Amabie, a 'yōkai' associated with protection from disease.
Claire Voon March 25, 2020