By Rich Haridy – How long should social distancing and home lockdowns go on for? And what happens when everyone comes outside again? alexlmx/Depositphotos – With billions of people currently confined to their homes, many are asking how long will this lockdown last, and …
By Erin McCann – Although they are considered legends today, many favorite old Hollywood stars did not find instant fame and success. Some had to work exceptionally hard to get past all the closed doors in Tinsel Town. While some lucky celebrities from Hollywood’s golden age …
By Brent Landau, Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Texas at Austin – On April 12, Christians will be celebrating Easter, the day on which the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken place. The date of celebration changes from year to …
The containment practices of outbreaks past could have lessons for modern epidemics The epidemic claimed the lives of some 8 million pigs by spring of 2014. (Carsten Koall/Getty Images) By Katherine J. Wu, SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 Apr 10 – In the spring of 2013, …
By Chris Bryant, The Conversation – Most people in the UK are committed meat eaters – but for how long? My new research into the views of meat eaters found that most respondents viewed veganism as ethical in principle and good for the …
SEM photo of Neanderthal cord from Abri du Maras. M.H. Moncel – By Nell Greenfieldboyce – Tiny bits of twisted plant fibers found on an ancient stone tool suggest that Neanderthals were able to make and use sophisticated cords like string …
By Katie Hunt, CNN 2020 Apr 09 – Paleontologists crossing the Río Yurúa in Amazonian Perú, with the Santa Rosa fossil site in the background. – A crew of now-extinct monkeys made a treacherous transatlantic journey on a natural raft from …
By Carly Cassella 2020 Apr 08 – A global pandemic is as good a time as any to reflect on where we as humans went wrong. Human impact on animal populations worldwide is a direct contributor to zoonotic disease spread, according to a …
By Ben Coxworth – There’s no shortage of used coffee grounds – and they’re full of cellulose. ImagePixel/Depositphotos. – We’ve been hearing more and more about eco-friendly biodegradable plastics, made from cellulose nanofibers. Although those fibers are typically harvested from wood waste, new research …
By Benjamin Neuman, The Conversation 2020 Apr 06 – COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses belong to a group of viruses that infect animals, from peacocks to whales. They’re named for the bulb-tipped spikes that project from the virus’s surface …
