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The 2020 coronavirus and the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemics share many similarities, but also diverge on one key point. “A big difference between the Spanish flu and COVID-19 is the age distribution of deaths,” according to Deutsche Bank DB, + 4.40%. “For COVID-19, the elderly have been overwhelmingly the most …

Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, says there is “a lot to like ”about where Massachusetts has come from the COVID-19 pandemic, especially compared to the state it was in several months ago. Jha praised Governor Charlie Baker’s administration’s “data-driven” approach, which he credits for significantly …

A computer reconstruction of Kongonaphon kely, a 237 million-year-old reptile and dinosaur ancestor. Frank Ippolito / American Museum of Natural History © A homuncular species discovered in a sandstone basin in southern Madagascar more than two decades ago may provide clues to the origins of dinosaurs, including how pterosaurs learned …

Iron Man VR planes second Naughty Dog’s grim end-of-the-world adventure The last of us, part II has successfully retained the top spot in the UK charts for the third week in a row, avoiding the solitary physical release of the week, Sony Marvel’s Iron Man VR, which made its debut …

Credit: Adapted from Getty. The full impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on science careers may not be known for years, but the hiring freeze and other signs of confusion at universities have already shaken faith in academia as a career option. As universities try to adapt and survive in a …