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Evidence is increasingly suggesting that young children are not playing an important role in the spread of disease.
It's an important moment in our fight against the pandemic.
Many of us may end up using this app to help control the outbreak. Here's how it works.
It isn't hyperbole to say, the survival of our species may depend on a sucessful method of preventing an asteroid impact.
Demand for plant-based meat is soaring amid coronavirus woes.
It's hard to imagine a responsible reopening of society without the widespread use of protective equipment.
The things we say can shape the lives of others. Especially if you're a leader.
Whether it's understanding the spread of the contagion or understanding when it's time to relax lockdown, sewage water might hold answers.
The tale of physics’ most famous cat is one that is familiar to many, but what is the inside story of the feline so demanding it requires its own Universe, and how does it illustrate the 'weirdness' of the quantum world?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Old problems require modern solutions.
The good, the bad, and the ugly potential.
The clearest insights we have so far on the current outbreak.
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.
You've probably heart it before, but here we go again: wash your hands, often and thoroughly.
Many flu comparisons are missing the point.
Local meats are much worse than exotic fruits and vegetables.
There are too many dirty misconceptions around.
In a room in San Francisco, California, 100 lava lamps are neatly arranged on a wall. And they’re keeping your Internet safe. The internet is a weird thing: on one hand, we have access to the sum of human knowledge at the click of a button, opening endless possibilities of communication and information sharing. But […]
An 1810 farmer thought homosexuality was natural -- and his reasoning is spot on.
How many female scientists that aren't Marie Curie can you name?
It combines the raw processing power of neural networks with human-like concept recognition.
If you're a student, you might not like this.
The search of other worlds is a field of science on the cusp of a revolution. By unpacking the exoplanet hunters’ toolkit we can examine the techniques that are bringing closer than ever to understanding our place in the Universe.
Can the business of large journals benefit from the existence of smaller journals?
There is a roaring epidemic caused by the antivaxx movement. It needs to stop.
A business-as-usual scenario is no longer viable, according to the EU's Science Advisory Council.
Human activity -- and quite possibly, human hair -- is to blame.
It was the beauty before the storm.
This is not what Pluto looks like.
'This report has layers of flaws and is the most egregious abuse of evidence that I have seen.'
Sure it looks creepy beyond all definition, but don’t worry: you’ll probably never see one in your life. The creature in case is a a Giant Caecilian (Caecilia pachynema): a small, legless, earthworm-like amphibian (look closely and see the syringe needle for scale). Caecilians lack limbs, but they aren’t closely related to snakes — instead, they’re more […]
Are you really what you eat?
The kids are alright.
