Here at NPR, we love a good map. And we've got a pretty awesome one here for you. It helps you figure out if you need to mask-up indoors where you live (or where you're headed) by giving you the COVID-19 transmission level down to each county (we're into details too). All you have to do is enter your county and state into the search box and ZOOM! The info is right there.
Self-destructing mosquitos. Yep. It's a thing scientists are experimenting with to crash populations of the malaria-spreading insects. Why is this important? Malaria sickens more than 200 million people every year and kills more than 400,000, many of whom are children. And this experiment makes it so the little suckers can't bite (yes please).
It's summer and it's hot and you're probably sweaty a lot of the time. Gross, right? Actually ... sweat is kind of amazing when you know more about it. Sarah Everts, author the book The Joy of Sweat, even goes so far to call it an "evolutionary marvel" and a "human superpower."
Hold up...how is our armpit stink a superpower? That sweat that makes humans slippery and odorific also enables us to to thrive and dominate other animals across the globe because sweat allows our bodies to adapt to almost any environment.
Why were we all so surprised when Simone Biles withdrew from two Olympic events? Sure, she's an uber-athete who seems to defy the laws of gravity. But she's also a person with feelings — just like us mere earthbound humans. Her move was a wake-up call that things like anxiety and depression can affect everyone. So whether you're trying to take care of your own mental health or looking to support those around you, Life Kit's here to help.
Talk about overcoming the odds! In the past year, British swimmer Tom Dean has battled COVID-19 not once, but twice. He wasn't even sure that he could swim after his second diagnosis."The Olympic gold was a million miles away," he said.
Turns out he was wrong — the good kind of wrong. And now he has two Olympic gold medals around his neck. How's he feeling now? Pretty darn "dream come true" happy.
"This is the single greatest achievement of my life," the 21-year-old told reporters after one of his wins last Tuesday.
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