Month: March 2022
28.03.2022
The absurdity of Trump’s RNC speech, in one photo
President Donald Trump’s speech on Thursday — and the events surrounding the Republican National Convention in general —…
28.03.2022
“Extinction breeds extinctions”: How losing one species can wipe out many more
Earth is now in the middle of a mass extinction, the sixth one in the planet’s history, according…
28.03.2022
The WHO has new guidelines on face masks to fight Covid-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced changes to its guidelines on who should wear a mask…
28.03.2022
Trump’s EPA balks at a chance to save black lives
Decades of research paint a clear picture: The No. 1 environmental health risk in the US is soot….
28.03.2022
6 feet away isn’t enough. Covid-19 risk involves other dimensions, too.
When states had strict stay-at-home orders and lockdowns in place, many decisions about the risk of getting the…
28.03.2022
Why a second round of Covid-19 lockdowns might not be as effective
Several states are now seeing a surge in new Covid-19 coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. And the states with…
28.03.2022
Remember the N95 mask shortage? It’s still a problem.
Texas broke records for Covid-19 hospitalizations six times last week, including a record 2,504 hospitalizations in a single…
28.03.2022
CDC reverses guidelines, telling people to get tested for Covid-19 even without symptoms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reversed changes to its Covid-19 testing guidelines, once…
28.03.2022
This theory might explain “Covid toes” and other mysteries of the disease
Back in March, Michigan’s Covid-19 cases exploded — leaping from zero to 3,657 in just two weeks. Detroit’s…
28.03.2022
98,000 new Covid-19 cases. And the worst may be yet to come.
The United States has reached a new terrible milestone in the Covid-19 pandemic. This past week, the country…