Funeral truck vaccination ad goes viral, causes uptick in local vaccination rate
A funeral home ad has an unlikely positive effect.
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Shift to remote work seems to be making us spend more time on work
The world of work is changing, and we need to start accepting that many aren't returning back to office work.
The pandemic left a noticeable trace in birth rates, even in rich, developed countries
This is an ancient trend that is still going strong.
What Benjamin Franklin’s battles with a deadly virus that swept Colonial America can teach us about our own struggles with anti-vaxxers
When Bostonians in 1721 faced a deadly smallpox outbreak, a new procedure called inoculation was found to help fend off ...
One-way camel trade is keeping another coronavirus at bay, but it could still spark the next pandemic
That’s not a headline I expected to be writing today.
What drop? CO2 emissions surge as pandemic restrictions ease
Behind the pandemic, an even bigger crisis looms
Worried about a new pandemic? This app classifies the viruses most likely to jump to other species
This online tool ranks the scariest animal-borne viruses that either crossed or have the potential to cross species barriers.
Covid pandemic likely started from human exploitation of wildlife, WHO finds
A team of WHO scientists went to China and looked at the causes of the pandemic. This is their much-anticipated ...
Land-use change is creating an infectious disease boom, study finds
Deforestation leads to infection, and we've all seen what infectious diseases can cause
Do the coronavirus vaccines work on variants? Here’s what we know so far
Things are encouraging, but there are also serious concerns.
A foray into the British variant: why B.1.1.7 matters, and how worried should we be about it
No rest for weary doctors watching coronavirus variants.
Used face masks turned into roads to tackle pandemic waste
A two-lane road would use up to 3 million masks.
When will the pandemic end?
Life could go back to normal this fall.
Microscopic wasps are being used to get rid of moths in a UK historic mansion
The pandemic has left buildings with some unexpected visitors .
The pandemic changed the way we dream. A new study tries to make sense of it all
Using computer models, scientists in Brazil explored what drives 'pandemic dreams'.
Commuting patterns can help explain why some ethnicities were worse affected by COVID-19
"Knowing where people have to commute to, rather than where they live, is potentially much more important to curb the ...
What’s the cheapest COVID-19 vaccine ?
Several vaccines have laid claim to the 'cheapest' title. Things aren't entirely clear, but some vaccines are definitely cheaper than ...
People are increasingly turning to nature to cope with the pandemic and improve their wellbeing
Nature can be an important ally in these trying times.
What’s killing people around the world
Forget the scourge of COVID-19 for a moment to check out findings of all deaths in a recent report from ...
Pandemic causes 7% plunge in carbon emissions this year — but there’s little cause for joy
It's not much, but it's some good news.