Graphene face masks could prevent COVID-19 secondary transmission
The masks have an anti-bacterial efficiency of 80%, which increases when exposed to sunlight.
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Scientists urge UN to tackle biodiversity loss and stop new pandemics
Delegates will discuss the development of a new biodiversity framework next month.
The pandemic may be accelerating a trend towards a cashless society
Digital payments already outnumber cash transactions.
Focused attention on coronavirus is pushing climate change out of our minds
We have a limited capacity for attention to risk, and the pandemic is taking up almost all of it.
Preventing the next pandemic would cost just 2% of the COVID-19 economic damage
We have to deal with wildlife trade and the destruction of forests -- then we could prevent the next pandemic ...
Mayors want “15-minute” cities for a sustainable recovery of the pandemic
We need to rethink the way cities function
New coating removes 99.9% of all coronavirus on it in an hour — may soon find its ways to public spaces
Such a coating can be helpful both in public and in our homes.
It’s not just humans. Native bees may also be facing their own pandemic
Research has been limited thus far and the situation could be worse.
Tuberculosis vaccine might protect against COVID-19, new study concludes
This century-old vaccine could have a protective effect against COVID-19, these researchers claim.
Half a year into the pandemic, there are still people who haven’t heard of it — and it’s bad for everyone
Even news of world-changing events can't reach some places.
What will the economy look like after the pandemic? Past crises suggest rising inequality
It's hard to say what the full economic effects of the pandemic will be, but past events can teach us ...
New coating could improve medical gear by making the coronavirus slide right off
The coating could make equipment safer and usable for longer.
Scientists call for wider use of cloth masks in an open letter
The letter urges businesses and the public to wear masks so we can stop the virus.
Coronavirus crisis hits clean energy jobs across the US
Half a million jobs in this sector have been lost in March and April.
Online learning is surging during the pandemic. But can it keep this momentum?
School shutting has moved learning to online almost overnight, but what will happen post-pandemic?
The pandemic is hitting lower-income American workers the most
Half of the low-income respondents said they feared they would lose their jobs, compared to less than 20% of higher-income ...
Deforestation and fires in the Amazon rainforest could bring about the next pandemic
Scientists make a dire warning. Again.
Reopening the US economy would cripple the economy
Just cut your own damn hair, Karen.
Health experts are calling Trump’s slashing of WHO funding “dangerous, politically-motivated”
I agree with that view.
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 ...
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