COVID-19 is eroding scientific field work – and our knowledge of how the world is changing
- Written by Richard B. Primack, Professor of Biology, Boston University
Collecting data on invasive plants, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California.Connar L'Ecuyer/NPSEditor’s note: Summer is prime time across much of North America for scientists to do field research outdoors. But this year the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many researchers to cancel or scale back their plans. We asked two...