U.S. nursing homes still face COVID-19 test delays; you can wash Halloween candy
Most U.S. nursing homes still cannot get prompt results of COVID-19 tests of staff and residents, researchers reported on Friday in JAMA Internal Medicine. This was true "even among homes in hotspot counties supplied with rapid testing machines from the federal government, which implies that these machines are not helping nursing homes with the rapid turnaround they need," he...
Earth Keeps Pulsating Every 26 Seconds. No One Knows Why.
Maybe you can solve this strange seismic...
Bed Bath & Beyond is slashing the coupons that have long been synonymous with the brand after an internal study found they were partially 'ineffective'
Bed Bath & Beyond's famous coupons will be more limited in the future, but won't completely disappear, executives told investors on...
Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astray
The equivalent of as many as 1,300 plastic grocery bags per person is landing in places such as oceans and roadways, according to a new study of U.S. plastic trash. In 2016 — the last year enough data was available and before several countries cracked down on imports of American waste — the United States generated 46.3 million tons (42 million metric tons) of plastic waste, by far the most in...
Should you dine in a restaurant tent this winter? It depends on 5 safety factors
Picking a place to eat during the pandemic isn't just about outdoors versus inside. Also consider spacing, airflow, case counts, and...
A Rare Blue Moon Will Haunt the Sky on Halloween
Here's how to see the extra creepy...
Scientists find Madagascar chameleon last seen 100 years ago
Scientists say they have found an elusive chameleon species that was last spotted in Madagascar 100 years ago. Researchers from Madagascar and Germany said Friday that they discovered several living specimens of Voeltzkow’s chameleon during an expedition to the northwest of the African island nation. In a report published in the journal Salamandra, the team led by scientists from the Bavarian...
Studies link COVID-19 deaths to air pollution, raising questions about EPA's 'acceptable risk'
The pandemic is putting America’s air pollution standards to the test as the COVID-19 death toll rises.The U.S. government sets limits on hazardous air pollutants to try to protect public health, but it can be difficult to determine where to draw the line for what is considered “acceptable risk.” Power plants, factories and other pollution sources release hundreds of million pounds of...
'Keep gatherings as small as possible': 6 experts give advice about how to celebrate Thanksgiving safely
Public-health experts offer advice about how to gather as safely as possible for the holidays amid the US's coronavirus case...
BioNTech CEO expects data from late-stage study soon
BioNTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin expects efficacy results from its late-stage trial of its potential coronavirus vaccine to be available shortly and said the company could file for U.S. approval in mid-November if the data are positive. "We will certainly be smarter in a fortnight," Sahin said in a video interview with regional publisher VRM posted online late on Thursday, adding he expects...
Asian Americans were hit hardest by unemployment brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study shows
Researchers found that Asian Americans, particularly with less education, were "more negatively affected by the lockdown than any other racial...
UK fusion experiment used in hunt for clean energy
A pioneering nuclear fusion experiment based in Oxfordshire has been switched on for the first...
NASA's asteroid-blasting spacecraft has stored over 2 pounds of alien dust and rock to bring back to Earth
Mission scientists raced to stash the asteroid sample because it was leaking into space. Now the probe is ready to bring more than 2 pounds to...
Daylight-saving time ends this weekend in the US. It's one of the world's stupidest rituals.
At 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, daylight-saving time will end. Clocks will fall back by one...