The Reason More Men Die From COVID-19 May Lie in Their Chromosomes
Women have an inherent genetic advantage when it comes to fighting infectious diseases. ...read more
Month: April 2020
Video: Should You Eat Breakfast?
How can breakfast be the most important meal of the day if so many healthy people skip it to do intermittent fasting? ...read more
Spending Lots of Time Indoors? Here’s How to Improve Air Quality in Your Home
More time at home means more exposure to indoor allergens like pet dander and dust mites. There are a few steps you can take to keep these culprits from causing allergy and asthma flare-ups. ...read more
The Hunt for Hazardous Asteroids Continues, Even After Most Telescopes Have Closed
Despite more than 100 telescope closures in recent weeks, key asteroid detection efforts remain online. Their task is harder now, and it’s unclear how long they can keep observing. ...read more
Are Virtual Happy Hours as Good as the Real Thing?
Humans are wired for social connection. As we practice social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, are virtual connections as beneficial for our health as real ones? ...read more
Machine vision reveals how fashions spread around the world and the cities that exert the most influence
While some traditional fashion centres exert more influence than others, new fashion centres all over the world are becoming increasingly influential ...read more
How Thousands of People are Helping Find a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
A treatment for Alzheimer's disease might be found in stalled blood vessels. Thousands of volunteers are speeding up the search by playing an online game. ...read more
What Geologic Disasters Can Teach Us About the COVID-19 Crisis
The long duration of the COVID-19 pandemic puts a strain on people and their lives, yet we've seen this kind of slow crisis happen elsewhere. ...read more
New Toilet Tech Can Read Your Poop
Researchers have created technology that can track health markers — all from the toilet seat. ...read more
Is Hand-Rearing Butterflies Actually Helpful to Monarch Populations?
Weaker, paler and potentially directionally confused, some monarchs seem less prepared to journey all the way to Mexico. ...read more