By 2100, 183 out of 195 countries will have no fertility rates required to maintain the current population, with 2.1 projected births per woman, researchers at the Institute for Health Measurement and Assessment at the University of Washington School of Medicine said. Some 23 countries, including Japan, Thailand, Italy and …
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Commuters arrive at Boston South Station on Tuesday. Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe / Getty Images Science shows that face masks work both to protect the user and to protect others from the coronavirus, and everyone should wear one when they are around other people in public, the …
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The amount of microplastics deposited from the air in the world’s oceans is likely to be comparable to that flowing from rivers, according to a new study. The report provides new insight into an important pathway that is spreading this pollution around the world. “Some things are well known, like …
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Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call / AP Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Trump, defended Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday after the White House made a concerted effort to discredit the infectious disease expert last weekend. “We don’t have a problem with Dr. Fauci,” Graham said …
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That includes a vaccine. “We need to come to a sustainable situation where we have adequate control of this virus without completely shutting down our lives or shaking from one lockdown to another,” Ghebreyesus said Monday. But that is exactly what governments are required to do, as the pandemic continues …
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