By Michael S. Jaffee For most of the U.S., the clock goes back one hour on Sunday morning, Nov. 1, the “fall back” for daylight saving time. Many of us appreciate the extra hour of sleep. But for millions, that gain won’t counter the inadequate sleep they get the rest of the year. About 40% […]
The process of preparing and mixing a baby bottle formula seems innocuous, but new research finds this common occurrence is actually releasing millions of microplastic particles from the bottle’s lining, Wired reported. Microplastics are particles that are smaller than five millimeters long. Sterilizing and mixing formula may also release trillions of nanoplastic particles, which are […]
By Carol Kwiatkowski Like many inventions, the discovery of Teflon happened by accident. In 1938, chemists from Dupont (now Chemours) were studying refrigerant gases when, much to their surprise, one concoction solidified. Upon investigation, they found it was not only the slipperiest substance they’d ever seen – it was also noncorrosive and extremely stable and […]
Britain and France both posted record high rises in the daily number of coronavirus cases on Saturday evening. France reported 17,000 new cases, with 49 additional deaths on the same day. More than 32,000 people have now died of the virus in France, and more than 606,625 people have been infected. The rate of positive […]
By Jessica Corbett As the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the United States surpassed 6.43 million and the nation’s death toll topped 192,600, the federal government’s top infectious disease expert warned Friday that life likely won’t return to normal until sometime—perhaps late—in 2021. During a televised interview, MSNBC‘s Andrea Mitchell asked Dr. Anthony Fauci, […]
By Gudrun Heise “Although I hadn’t used the stove at all, I touched every ring to check that it was off. Finally I had to keep telling myself: ‘Off! Off! Off!’” Michaela says (her name has been changed by the editor). Even when Michaela was a child, there were rituals that she always had to […]
By Kathleen Schuster In the weeks since Beirut’s deadly chemical blast, residents have been sweeping up the broken glass and wiping down surfaces caked in dust. And it’s this dust that some say poses a major threat to the city. “The most dangerous thing” right now, according to Greenpeace’s Middle East and North Africa program […]
A patient in the Netherlands and another in Belgium have been reinfected with the coronavirus, Dutch media reported Tuesday, following reports that scientists in Hong Kong had confirmed the first known reinfection. The Dutch patient was an older person with a weakened immune system, Dutch broadcaster NOS reported, citing virologist Marion Koopmans. Koopsmans said it […]
By Monica Gandhi Masks slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by reducing how much infected people spray the virus into the environment around them when they cough or talk. Evidence from laboratory experiments, hospitals and whole countries show that masks work, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends face coverings for the U.S. public. […]
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