India Hits Alarming 145,000 COVID-19 Cases In New Single Day Record
India is grappling with an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases, tallying 145,000 cases in a new daily record on Saturday, according to authorities. Deaths in […]
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Coronavirus News Roundup, April 3 – April 9
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How To Make Decisions If You’re Vaccinated But Your Kids Aren’t
Millions of American parents are now either partially or fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But for millions of kids, that prospect is still a long way […]
Global Vaccine Equity Is Much More Important Than ‘Vaccine Passports’
As the U.S. and U.K. vaccinate their populations much faster than initially anticipated, two disparate concepts have been swirling online in English-language vaccine discourse: the […]
California Plans To Fully Reopen By June 15 But Keep Mask Mandate
With promising COVID-19 vaccination rates and decreasing case counts, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has announced a June 15 target date for fully reopening the […]
Seagrass Forests Counteract Ocean Acidification
Vast underwater meadows of gently waving sea grass stand sentinel for hundreds of miles up and down the West Coast. These blue-green fields perform a […]
Infectious Disease Expert Warns Of New COVID-19 Wave Infecting Younger People
Infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm warned Sunday of a coming “fourth wave” of coronavirus infections in the U.S. due in part to a more contagious […]
Why People Won’t Rethink Holiday Plans during a Pandemic
In November and December of 2020, with COVID cases rising across the nation, state and city leaders across the U.S. imposed restrictions to curb the […]
Reminder: Churches Can Still Be COVID-19 Superspreaders
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is well underway and has injected us with a dose of optimism. And with Easter weekend on the horizon, many […]
The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Created the Amazon Rain Forest
Dinosaur and fossil aficionados are intimately familiar with the meteorite strike that drove Tyrannosaurus rex and all nonavian dinosaurs to extinction around 66 million years […]
Sarah Palin Reveals She Tested Positive For COVID-19: ‘Anyone Can Catch This’
Sarah Palin announced on Wednesday she’s tested positive for COVID-19 and wanted Americans to view her diagnosis as proof that “anyone can catch this.” The 2008 […]
Iconic Cherry Blossoms Are Blooming Earlier than Ever in Washington, D.C.
It’s officially spring in Washington, as the cherry blossoms are out in full force. But once again, they’re out earlier than expected. The National Park […]
Backlash After California COVID-19 Vaccination Site Plans Closure For Anime Event
A COVID-19 vaccination site in Northern California will close for two days this week to host an in-person anime event, prompting backlash from would-be vaccine […]
Guardians of the Microbial Galaxy
In 1986, Yiu-Kwok Chan from Agriculture Canada identified a new bacterial species. Following standard protocol, he deposited it in the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), […]
Stricter COVID-19 Precautions Could Have Saved 240,000 Lives So Far, Economist Says
An early, stricter, more consistent approach to mask mandates, social distancing and testing protocols could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives that have been […]
Coronavirus News Roundup, March 20 – March 26
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