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US jobless claims skyrocket as coronavirus expands

Businesses continue to lay off and furlough workers.

Outbreaks like the coronavirus will become more common. Here's how we must prepare

We know that outbreaks like coronavirus will become more common in the future and tackling them is the Apollo programme of our time, according to Professor Marion Koopmans, head of the viroscience department at Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

China intentionally misreported its COVID-19 cases, U.S. intelligence says

China's number of coronavirus cases are suspiciously low. Now, a classified White House report sugests that the numbers have been doctored.

UK researchers map "profound long‐term changes" in plankton populations around their island

While the study focused on the UK, the results point to plankton woes on a global level.

Fingertip-sized skin patch delivers promising coronavirus vaccine

The vaccine injects fragments of the viral spikes that the coronavirus uses to infect people.

Meet Eurythenes plasticus, the new marine species named after plastic

Researchers find new species with plastic in its body.

Countries with a TB vaccine seem to have fewer coronavirus deaths

It's a surprising correlation which might offer more insight into why some countries are less vulnerable to the disease.

Coronavirus in Australia -- live updates, cases, and news

Updates on the coronavirus situation in Australia.

Prisons are packed with elderly and chronically sick inmates -- a COVID-19 ticking timebomb

While many inmates have been forced to self-isolate for years, what will happen when the coronavirus eventually reaches prisons?

New treatment could help eradicate Lyme disease

Two antibiotics showed more effective results than the current treatment,

Quarantines need to last at least six weeks to really hurt COVID-19

Luckily, our measures against COVID-19 works. Sadly, we need to bear through them a bit longer.

Taiwan has valuable coronavirus lessons, but the World Health Organization continues to shun it

Political motivations should not overshadow a political crisis.

Scientists find evidence of ancient tropical rainforest in Antarctica

The icy continent of Antarctica wasn’t always the barren landscape that we all know today. As early as 90 million years ago, the continent may have been covered in a temperate rainforest, similar to what you’d find in today’s New Zealand, instead of an ice cap. The study was carried out by an international team […]

What you need to know about mRNA vaccines -- a unique solution to solving the coronavirus crisis

According to Prof. Bekeredjian-Ding, an approved mRNA coronavirus vaccine would be easier and faster to produce and thus deploy worldwide than a conventional vaccine.

Climate crisis is making migration harder for nightingales

The iconic birds are evolving shorter winds due to higher temperatures.

Coronavirus can cause loss of smell -- and scientists think they know why

Cells in the olfactory tissue express genes like those in the respiratory tract, where the coronavirus is most active.

Four leading brands are responsible for 500,000 tons of plastic pollution per year

Enough to cover 83 football pitchers every day

New species of feathery raptor found in New Mexico

A newly-discovered dinosaur species from New Mexico is one of the last raptors to have walked the Earth, researchers report -- and they were feathered.

Lead pollution in Alpine ice reveals power struggle in Medieval Brittain

If you know how to look, the ice can tell some amazing stories.

Simple blood test can detect 50+ types of cancer before any symptoms even start

The coronavirus has all our attention now, but all the other problems in our society are still there.

Why researchers are confident that we'll (eventually) have a COVID-19 vaccine

It could be 12 months or even more, but we will have a vaccine.

Research station in East Antarctica reports its first heatwave

It was recorded during the 2019-2020 Arctic summer.

Germany recruits migrant medics to battle coronavirus

Germany, like most other countries, is in dire need of qualified medical staff to fight COVID-19.

MYTH BUSTED: Coronavirus is not airborne

Many people are sharing false information that the new coronavirus is airborne. This is not true.

Scientists warn healthcare systems could be overwhelmed by COVID-19 pandemic

A new report from the Lancet finds a decrease in rates of death in COVID-19 cases but warns that even the most advanced medical care systems will be overwhelmed during the pandemic without urgent intervention.

Can pets and livestock get infected with the new coronavirus?

A few dogs and cats have tested positive for COVID-19, but there is no evidence that they can transmit the virus to other animals or humans.

Urine, the future material to build new bases at the moon

Urea could help build hardier, sturdier bases in space.

The ozone layer is recovering and restoring wind circulation

Thanks to global action on harmful chemicals.

New approach neutralizes influenza with modified bacteria predator membranes

The team is currently working on adapting it for use against the coronavirus.

Coronavirus cases may have peaked in Italy and Spain after lockdown -- a simple data visualization

It's not smooth sailing, and it's not even entirely clear if the numbers will indeed go down. But it's the first encouraging sign.

Hubble's spectacular new image of the Umbrella Galaxy will help make your quarantine prettier

Things are pretty stressful on Earth right now -- so look at the sky!

Coronavirus disinformation: Twitter deletes videos from Brazil's president for violating public health

After Rudy Giuliani, Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro becomes the latest high-ranking figure to have Tweets removed for misinformation.

Anti-coronavirus measures saved at least 59,000 lives in Europe so far

Social distancing works. Stay at home!

Trump gives companies "license to pollute" amid coronavirus outbreak

EPA implements sweeping relaxation of environmental regulations

New 3D printer can generate 1,000 face shield components daily to help medical staff against the coronavirus

When humanity meets science.

Up to one-in-five COVID-19 patients in a new analysis co-infected with another respiratory virus

While the findings are based on a relatively small sample, they do point to the need for a more thorough screening of potential COVID-19 patients.

We need to start talking about coronavirus antibody tests

We're not testing enough as it is, but we need to talk about a new test.

The Food and Drug Administration allows for two uncertified drugs to be administered to COVID-19 patients

Will this be the right decision? Time will tell. But I do hope it is.

How the coronavirus pandemic is devastating the tourism industry

A recent report suggests that the international tourism economy stands to decline by 70% in 2020.

COVID-19 in the UK. A Week in an Underprepared Nation

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.

Twitter temporarily bans Rudy Giuliani for coronavirus misinformation

Rudy Giulani enters the ranks of internet trolls banned for spreading COVID-19 disinformation.

Even as symptoms disappear, patients can still have coronavirus

Patients still had the virus for up to eight days after the symptoms went away

European Neanderthals feasted on fresh seafood, boosting their brain

It's not just Homo sapiens -- Neanderthals also had a deep relationship with the sea.

Google donates $800 million in ad credits and cash to fight coronavirus

It's the biggest donation made by thus far by a tech giant.

In space, at sea: quarantine advice from people who really understand isolation

As much of the world braces for what will be weeks or months of isolation, here are tip to help keep you healthy and sande.

Some patients spread COVID-19 even a week after the symptoms dissipate

"More severe infections may have even longer shedding times."

Newly discovered bacteria feeds on toxic plastic

Finally, some good news for the environment!

Elon Musk repurposes Tesla factories to produce ventilators

After calling the coronavirus panic "dumb".

European Space Agency scales down missions amid coronavirus outbreak

The agency has decided to increase restrictions after an employee tested positive for COVID-19 at its mission control in Darmstadt, Germany.

SpaceX delays next launch due to COVID-19 travel restrictions

So far, SpaceX has been putting a lot of effort into insulating itself from the outbreak, but it seems to have caught it in the end.