Science

In a matter of weeks, face masks went from being considered unnecessary and possibly harmful to mandatory in many parts of the US. USA You are forgiven if you have a little whiplash. Currently, the scientific consensus is that face masks are at least somewhat effective in preventing the spread …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain As scientists work to determine why some of the latest climate models suggest the future may be warmer than previously thought, a new study indicates that the reason is likely related to challenges simulating the formation and evolution of clouds. The new research, published in Scientific …

BOSTON – An investigation into 76 coronavirus-related deaths at a state-run veterans home in Massachusetts paints a picture of a facility in chaos, as traumatized nurses on orders to combine wards of infected and uninfected men, knowing that the move would prove fatal to many of his patients. Workers at …

Scientists in Britain announced a breakthrough in the battle against coronavirus last week, reporting that they had found the first drug to reduce deaths among critically ill Covid-19 patients. The results were released for the first time in a poorly detailed press release. Now the full study, neither peer-reviewed nor …

By Alexandra Alper and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has determined that major Chinese companies, including telecommunications equipment giant Huawei Technologies and video surveillance company Hikvision They are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, laying the groundwork for new US financial sanctions, according to a document …