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Science has told us, time and time again, that you should wear a face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, we do not hear much about anything sort of face masks are best. And that’s a shame, because a new study published by Duke University researchers in Science …

The Chinese laboratory accused of a possible source of COVID-19 has opened its doors to an American television team – to “100 percent” claim that the deadly global pandemic did not occur there. NBC News said its crew spent nearly five hours at the controversial Wuhan Institute of Virology that …

The novel coronavirus does not appear to grow and disappear with the passing of the seasons, experts at the World Health Organization said Monday. “In the absence of control measures, viruses can show quite a few patterns. We’ve certainly seen that with flu. This virus has so far shown no …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain One billion Android phones risk being attacked by hackers who take advantage of what a research company says 400 vulnerabilities have been discovered on the chips of the smartphone. Collectively called “Achilles”, the vulnerabilities were found on streaks of code found in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips, which …

The risk of autism may be greater in infants born to women who used marijuana during pregnancy, a new study suggests. In an analysis of data from more than 500,000 Canadian mothers and their children, researchers found a 50 percent increase in the risk of autism spectrum disorder in children …