Maersk containers aboard the Hammonia Husum container ship as it leaves the port of Portsmouth. (Photo by Andrew Matthews / PA Images via Getty Images) Andrew Matthews | PA images | Getty Images Maersk, the largest container company in the world, hit profit expectations in the second quarter on Wednesday, …
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What we know about the controversial announcement of Russian controversial coronavirus
Russia claims a breakthrough in the global race for a coronavirus vaccine, but experts question how safe and effective it is. President Vladimir Putin announced that it had registered the least vaccine in the world after less than two months of testing on less than 100 people. But without going …
Read More »An old president learns a new trick: Brevity
But it lacks an essential Clinton signature: Many, many words, weaving here and there, in support of an argument that sometimes does not even sound like an argument until he has it all tied to the end. As president, his state of the union addresses sometimes reached nearly 90 minutes. …
Read More »Are neck holes actually worse than not wearing a mask at all? No, and here’s why
An elderly woman tries to protect herself from an allergy with a scarf against infection The guidelines around COVID-19 are constantly evolving as experts learn more about the new coronavirus, but one recommendation from doctors and the CDC has remained intact: wearing a face mask can slow the spread of …
Read More »Humid air can prolong the life of virus-laden aerosol droplets
Color chart showing how much time a free-falling 100-micron drop at an initial height of 1.6 meters is affected by temperature and humidity. For relative humidity (RH) and temperatures (T) below the yellow arc, the drop will fall to the ground in the number of seconds indicated by the color …
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