Why is PPE important for mental as well as physical health? How do ant colonies fight disease? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of Mar 30 - April 5 2020 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's cream-of-the-crop of science news from reputable sources all over the world, get the low down about hydoxychloroquine, the controversial malaria drug touted as a corona cure, and explore the unexpected places in space with all the right ingredients for life. ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise also cover many other important and exciting topics. Why not have a read, inform yourself, and indulge your scientific curiosity?

• The hidden Covid-19 crisis: health care workers' mental health by Jessica Gold for STAT news.

Without adequate PPE, medical workers face legitimate health anxiety about becoming infected and infecting others.
Credit: Marco Verch via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

• Face masks for COVID-19: A deep dive into the data by Beth Mole for Ars Technica.
• Comparing hydroxychloroquine trials by Derek Lowe at Science Translational Medicine.
• The loneliness of the 'social distancer' triggers brain cravings akin to hunger by Lydia Denworth for Scientific American.
• Scientists have turned the structure of the coronavirus into music by Vineeth Venugopal for Science magazine.
• Lessons from the insect world: How do ant colonies fight disease?by Dr David Phair for SciBraai.
• The kelps are alright: Studies reveal resilience in kelp forests by Liz Kimbrough for Mongabay.com. 
• NASA’s next solar mission will use six spacecraft to make one giant telescope by Meghan Bartels for Scientific American.
• 10 surprising places in space with the right raw ingredients for life by Ethan Siegel at Starts with a Bang.
• Bacteria found in solid rock. Now for Mars by Nick Carne for Cosmos magazine.
• Philip Anderson, legendary theorist whose ideas shaped modern physics, dies by Adrian Cho for Science magazine.
• Three weeks by Stephen Curry at Occam's Typewriter.

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