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Have you ever stopped to wonder where black pepper, vanilla, and cloves come from?
The lockdown is lulling us into a false sense of security. If we fall into the drap, we will pay a dire price.
Buildings can be an ally in our fight against viruses.
The answer is almost certainly 'no'.
Not recommending widespread facemask usage may be one of our biggest failures in managing the pandemic.
Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian doctor, saved countless lives by being the first to introduce mandatory hand washing for physicians.
There are few guarantees in vaccine-making. We shouldn't bet on vaccines to save us -- our best chance is to adapt to the virus.
The story of the most prolific space telescope in history.
We're up for a long period of weirdness; we'd better get used to it.
Face masks are likely to become an important part in our long-term strategy for fighting the coronavirus.
Most health organizations now advise using face masks -- even if it's just improvised ones.
What's the best material for a mask? Here's what we dicovered.
Over 33 million indigenous people from Latin America are faced with dangerous prospects.
Social media is packed with suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe is somehow connected to the implementation of 5G technology. Such false claims relate to both the long-term misunderstanding of electromagnetic radiation and common errors in thinking.
It's not just about whether you get the virus or not -- the viral load might also have a role to play.
Early action, a clear plan, and transparency are common traits. But so is surveillance.
History will likely look back at the handling of the COVID-19 crisis by the UK Government as a tale of bumbling ministers, clerical errors, lame excuses, and a populace failed by a criminally undersupported National Health Service--and that's just the past week in a nutshell.
Masks are only useful if the disease is actively spreading in your community.
The Universe is expanding, of that much cosmologists are sure. But the question of what rate at which that expansion is accelerating, and the value that describes it--the cosmological constant-- now that’s a real headache.
The number of cases is even accelerating in the US.
Most governments have prioritized focusing on disturbing business as little as possible, delaying potentially crucial measures.
It's sustainable and surprisingly versatile!
Early testing is crucial to curbing the spread of any infectious disease.
Let's look at what sanitizer does and how you can make your own.
Nature hates a vaccuum -- so why do we have one?
It's the article we were hoping not to write.
Old problems require modern solutions.
The good, the bad, and the ugly potential.
The clearest insights we have so far on the current outbreak.
They are tasty, nutritious, and hardy to boot.
All life likes to party.
As the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic, there are lessons to be learned from the popular computer game.
Important lessons on how to tackle an epidemic.
The blessing and the curse of plastic.
This technique is currently our key to the past.
You've probably heart it before, but here we go again: wash your hands, often and thoroughly.
Organic architecture aims to design buildings that are in harmony with nature and their surroundings.
Many flu comparisons are missing the point.
In the figure of Enheduanna, we see a powerful figure of great creativity, whose passionate praise of the goddess of love continues to echo through time.
Differences in air pressure are what drives the formation of wind. But, ultimately, the wind is caused by the Sun.
What's all the buzz?
Breast milk is a baby's first food and should be the only way of feeding infants for at least the first six months of life, according to the World Health Organization.
If you want to have a healthy heart, eat more fruits and vegetables.
Local meats are much worse than exotic fruits and vegetables.
What do primates, birds, bees, and butterflies have in common? They all use medicine -- it's more common than you think.
Despite coming from a plant, most of the stevia products don't actually have the whole leaf.
The record-holding bridges can be found in China. But before we get to them, let's have a look at what bridges really stand for.
“Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
Exploring the fascinating origins and meanings behind some of the most iconic dinosaur names.
The influenza is a deceivingly dangerous disease -- but using it to minimize the threat of the novel coronavirus is misleading.
