She ate breakfast as her husband prepared dinner on the other end of the line, on the other end of the day, on the other end of the world.

As the months wore on, I began to dread going to work but I didn’t know how to take a break. I didn’t know that quitting was an option.

The solution to this problem is seemingly simple, but is convoluted by politics: Keep what you will definitely need, donate the rest!

The bonds that took shape in our youth solidify and create roots from which we are able to grow, but return to draw life from.

David Baker's thankless job selling phones at a store gets even more grueling when the pandemic rolls over into its second year.

People who are hesitant have doubts that require answers, and scientists are perfectly placed to provide them with these.

"I would like everyone to have a good death but we can’t achieve that unless we as a society stop whispering and start talking about it."

The pain increases the anxiety, and the anxiety increases the pain in a vicious cycle.

身體越痛、心裡越擔心；心理越擔心、身體就越痛，形成了一個惡性的循環。

In a way, the COVID-19 pandemic is making homelessness more visible—forcing people out of shelters and causing them to opt to sleep outside.

One small caveat exists: I am a microbiologist who deals with infectious material for a living.

In the weeks before, the village I was promised that came with bearing and raising a child was destroyed.

Humans, we love making things with our hands. It is one of our defining characteristics as a species.

In general, it's difficult to argue about emotionally laden topics, especially with people you love.

With everyone strapped on their imaginary seat belts, the machine would turn on in three. Two. One.

By the way, most cats don’t have last names, but our Sesame does, and it’s Cat, just like me!

There is nothing more fragile in this world than a fragile White man—and that is, tragically, most of them.

No puede ser, esto está mal. Era dirigido a otra Nicole. Ya mismo me llega otro email diciendo que fue un error.

It became clear to me that home was not something permanent, no matter how desperately I wanted that to be true.

In a million years, I could have never guessed that a career military man would be a match for me.

I put one dozen eggs in my cart and again wondered if I was staring down the barrel of a desolate eggless future. I needed a solution.

“It’s just the flu,” they would tell me. These were people who had received higher education, some of whom even work in local hospitals.

Passavo da una notizia all'altra, da un'app all'altra, in un circolo vizioso e inarrestabile.

I shifted from one news to another, from one app to another in an unstoppable vicious circle.

Coming to grips with the loss of control is difficult for me, but I was making progress. Then, COVID-19 hit.

When I got back to my car, I had a voicemail from my mom: “Call me back when you get this. Your dad is in the hospital.”

No way, this is a mistake. This email is probably directed to another Nicole. I’ll get a second email soon saying it was a mistake.