SOME COVID-19 PATIENTS STILL HAVE CORONAVIRUS AFTER SYMPTOMS DISAPPEAR
Researchers found that half of the patients they treated for mild COVID-19 infection still had coronavirus for up to eight days after...
FASTER WAY TO REPLACE BAD INFO IN NETWORKS
Researchers have demonstrated a new model of how competing pieces of information spread in online social networks and the Internet...
IN EARTH'S LARGEST EXTINCTION, LAND ANIMAL DIE-OFFS BEGAN LONG BEFORE MARINE EXTINCTION
Because of poor dates for land fossils laid down before and after the mass extinction at the end of the Permian, paleontologists assumed...
QUANTUM COPYCAT: RESEARCHERS FIND A NEW WAY IN WHICH BOSONS BEHAVE LIKE FERMIONS
When a one-dimensional gas of strongly interacting bosons expands, the velocity distribution of the bosons transforms into one that...
DOUBLE-WALLED NANOTUBES HAVE ELECTRO-OPTICAL ADVANTAGES
Theorists find that flexoelectric effects in double-walled carbon nanotubes could be highly useful for photovoltaic applications.
BRICKS CAN ACT AS 'CAMERAS' FOR CHARACTERIZING PAST PRESENCE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Researchers have developed a technique for determining the historical location and distribution of radioactive materials, such as weapons...
LOCAL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CRUCIAL TO RESTORING TROPICAL PEATLANDS
New research has found that local community involvement is crucial to restoring Indonesia's peatlands - unspoilt peatlands act as a...
INTERACTIVE PRODUCT LABELS REQUIRE NEW REGULATIONS, STUDY WARNS
Artificial intelligence will be increasingly used on labels on food and other products in the future to make them interactive, and...
SEAFLOOR OF FRAM STRAIT IS A SINK FOR MICROPLASTIC FROM ARCTIC AND NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Working in the Arctic Fram Strait, scientists have found microplastic throughout the water column with particularly high concentrations...
GENE MUTATION ENHANCES COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY IN MICE
Researchers have discovered in mice what they believe is the first known genetic mutation to improve cognitive flexibility - the ability...
UK LOCAL AUTHORITIES NOT READY FOR THE NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM COVID-19
Even if fatality rates are at the lower end of expectations - one percent of virus victims - it is highly likely that death and bereavement...
HOW COGNITIVE INTELLIGENCE IS A WHOLE BRAIN PHENOMENON
An international collaborative study provides findings on the neural basis of intelligence, otherwise known as general cognitive ability...
SCIENTISTS CREATE MODEL TO MEASURE HOW CELLS SENSE THEIR SURROUNDINGS
Our body's ability to detect disease, foreign material, and the location of food sources and toxins is all determined by a cocktail...
LEGAL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS TOO STRONG FOR PAIN RELIEF
More than 90% of the legal marijuana products offered in medical dispensaries are much stronger than what clinical studies have shown...
MICROBIOME MAY HOLD KEY TO IDENTIFYING HPV-INFECTED WOMEN AT RISK FOR PRE-CANCER
Gardnerella bacteria in the cervicovaginal microbiome may serve as a biomarker to identify women infected with human papillomavirus...
GUPPIES HELP THEIR BROTHERS WHEN IT COMES TO THE OPPOSITE SEX
Researchers found that male Trinidadian guppies observe a form of nepotism when it comes to pursuing the opposite sex. These tiny tropical...
DISASTERS CAN AFFECT CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING FOR YEARS
Screening is important for the early detection of cervical cancer, but rates were significantly affected, in some areas for years,...
FORGOTTEN TALE OF PHAGE THERAPY HISTORY REVEALED
In the current situation when the fear of virus infections in the public is common, it is good to remember that some viruses can be...
STANDARDIZING COVID-19 DATA ANALYSIS TO AID INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH EFFORTS
Researchers have launched a new database to advance the international research efforts studying COVID-19. The publicly-available, free-to-use...
SCIENTISTS PREDICT THE SIZE OF PLASTICS ANIMALS CAN EAT
A team of scientists has, for the first time, developed a way of predicting the size of plastics different animals are likely to ingest.
Fauci Projects 'Millions of Cases' in US, 100K Deaths
The US could have 100,000 to 200,000 deaths before the COVID-19 pandemic is through, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. Although the projections could change, the infectious... Read more ...
Treasury Secretary says Americans can expect stimulus checks to be direct...
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that Americans could expect checks from the historic $2 trillion stimulus bill to be direct deposited in their accounts within... Read more ...
Country music star Joe Diffie dies at 61 of coronavirus complications
Grammy-winning country music legend Joe Diffie is dead at 61 from complications of coronavirus. Read more ...
Fauci says coronavirus deaths in US could top 100,000
The U.S. government's foremost infection disease expert says the U.S. could have more than 100,000 deaths and millions of infections from the coronavirus pandemic. Read more ...
Trump says US will not pay for Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's security
The couple recently jetted to California from Canada amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more ...
4 additional coronavirus deaths reported, 698 new cases identified in...
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has released updated COVID-19 numbers for the state. Read more ...
Gov. DeWine calls on Trump to urge FDA to approve sterilization of masks in Ohio
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is urging the Food and Drug Administration to fully approve the sterilization of masks in Ohio for healthcare workers and first responders amid the... Read more ...
New York State coronavirus cases hit nearly 60,000, death toll reaches 1,000
Nearly 60,000 coronavirus cases and 1,000 deaths have now been documented across New York State, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday, as he extended the closure of non-essential... Read more ...
CA State Parks close vehicle access to all 280 sites as visitation surges
Officials with California State Parks announced Sunday they would be closing vehicle access to all 280 sites due to a surge of visitations amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more ...
Fauci says US could see up to 200,000 coronavirus deaths, millions infected
Dr. Anthony Fauci, an infectious disease expert on the White House task force, offered a dire prediction on Sunday - saying that the coronavirus pandemic could infect more than... Read more ...