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There will be few positives to take from coronavirus. But the global pandemic may yet prove to be an important moment in the attempts to address the illegal wildlife trade. The media has generally concentrated on effects rather than causes, in particular the global implications for public health and economies. But it is also vital […]
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Out of school time is associated with weight gain. The pandemic will likely cause an uptick in childhood obesity in the United States, as a result.
It's not clear whether people can get infected when an infected person expels aerosols through speech -- but it is a plausible hypothesis.
We can't have a healthy economy without healthy people.
Social distancing to combat COVID-19 is profoundly impacting society, leaving many people wondering whether it will actually work. As disease ecologists, we know that nature has an answer. Animals as diverse as monkeys, lobsters, insects, and birds can detect and avoid sick members of their species. Why have so many types of animals evolved such […]
The study focuses on California, but the roots of the problem are global, the team explains.
It's the second-highest number of applications the agency ever received for a single mission.
Most people are staying at home amid lockdown measures
It's not just about whether you get the virus or not -- the viral load might also have a role to play.
A book that tackles a thorny situation head-on -- and comes up with some intriguing solutions.
Bacteria in rock deep under sea inspire new search for life on Mars.
Like humans, mice also immediately change their facial expression in response to internal emotioanl sates, such as fear, disgust, or pleasure.
This is potentially an important tool in our struggle against COVID-19, but it also leads to a slippery slope
More than 30 states have issue stay-at-home orders, but it's not enough.
This breather is not of our choice, though. After the pandemic is over, we should expect as a surge in emissions as economic activity recovers.
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It's helping us piece together the human family tree.
Businesses continue to lay off and furlough workers.
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's number of coronavirus cases are suspiciously low. Now, a classified White House report sugests that the numbers have been doctored.
While the study focused on the UK, the results point to plankton woes on a global level.
The vaccine injects fragments of the viral spikes that the coronavirus uses to infect people.
Researchers find new species with plastic in its body.
It's a surprising correlation which might offer more insight into why some countries are less vulnerable to the disease.
Updates on the coronavirus situation in Australia.
While many inmates have been forced to self-isolate for years, what will happen when the coronavirus eventually reaches prisons?
Two antibiotics showed more effective results than the current treatment,
Luckily, our measures against COVID-19 works. Sadly, we need to bear through them a bit longer.
Political motivations should not overshadow a political crisis.
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 […]
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.
The iconic birds are evolving shorter winds due to higher temperatures.
