When the NBA travels to the Orlando bubble to resume its season, the league provides players and staff with a smart ring that can help forecast the coronavirus. But the Oura health tracker ring was not originally intended to detect coronaviruses and it happened almost by surprise, the company’s CEO …
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Researchers from Brookings in Washington, DC examined data from previous economic studies on fertility in the United States during the 2007-2009 recession and the 1918 influenza pandemic. After analyzing those data, along with other factors such as job losses during the coronavirus pandemic, the researchers predicted in a report published …
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The number of Illinoisians who died from COVID-19 increased by 38 on Tuesday, while cases increased by 601, as state officials released guidelines for school districts to restart in-person learning this fall. “Classroom learning provides the necessary opportunities for our students to learn, socialize, and grow. The benefits of in-person …
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On Sunday, June 21, the Sun, Moon, and Earth lined up in a rare occurrence. The annual solar eclipse took place a day after the celebrated summer solstice, and was visible to those who were fortunate enough to witness it in Central Africa, the Southern Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, northern India, …
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The opera of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona reopened on Monday and performed its first concert since the closing of the coronavirus, to an audience that did not have to worry about social distancing. Instead of people, the UceLi Quartet performed Giacomo Puccini’s I Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) for 2,292 …
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