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The coronavirus pandemic hit another unwelcome milestone Tuesday morning as the number of COVID-19 infections worldwide hit 20,092,855, according to the latest data collected by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. But the actual number of cases in both the U.S. and worldwide is likely to be …

We all need to wear masks in public spaces to prevent the spread of COVID-19 – but not all of them are created equal. And not much was known about how effective each was at stopping respiratory drops. That is, until Duke University researcher Dr. Martin Fischer came up with …

Half-grain labels on cereals, bread and crackers are so confusing or misleading that people can misread them up to half the time, according to a new study published in Nutrition of public health. Of the 1,030 participants, 51 percent estimated the amount of whole grains in sample of 12-grain bread …

The English city of Lyme Regis is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. It was here in the 1830s that William Buckland, better known from the discovery of the first dinosaur, Megalosaurus, collecting fossils with another pioneering paleontologist, Mary Anning. One of their discoveries was the remains of …

Perseids 2020 Snap a fantastic photo of Meteor shower of 2020? Let us know! Post pictures and comments [email protected]. The Perseids are back! This week you can catch the Perseid of 2020 meteor shower, a favorite of many skywatchers, as it peaks thanks to four different webcasts over the next …