Some 239 scientists in 32 countries say the coronavirus is an airborne disease that can linger in tiny droplets to infect people indoors, according to a report in the New York Times.

In 2020 the world experienced unprecedented hardships alongside joy and celebration. Britannica's readers sought out numerous topics that helped them to put 2020's events into context and better understand an astonishing year.

Do you want English practice? Do you want to know the pronunciation, vocabulary and phrasal verbs you need to discuss the Coronavirus? Are you looking for an English practice lesson that is both challenging and relevant? If so, this...

Host Joshua tries the face touch buzzer, but soon gets used to the light buzzing. He takes it to a user experience (UX) designer, in hopes that making it more annoying will also make it more effective. Let's see how it...

R0 (the basic reproductive number) tells us more than just how many people will be infected in a totally susceptible population. It can be used to calculate the how much vaccine coverage is needed to get to herd immunity. As COVID-19...

This video provides information on the current protocols and challenges faced by healthcare providers in managing the COVID-19 outbreak. It covers the transmission and symptoms of the virus, testing criteria, and the measures taken to...

Washing your hands thoroughly with soap is one of the most effective ways to eliminate SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, from your skin, according to Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control.

They’re diseases that affect people living in a single country or region – but what impact have historic epidemics had on US society?

Thanks to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ambitious New Deal plan, American artists were able to keep working during the Great Depression. The work they produced remains a key part of the American landscape.

U.S. biotech firm Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine has successfully triggered an immune response in all volunteers against COVID-19 during preliminary testing

Anna Gross lays out the threat new variants of the disease pose to the UK's vaccination programme. The hopes of the rest of the world could rest upon whether Britain succeeds in its target of 15m vaccinations by mid-February.

Researchers from Yangzhou University have shown that an uncovered toilet can eject infected aerosol droplets up to three feet, or one meter, in the air, according to a study published on June 16 in the journal Physics of Fluids.

Container chaos is one of the causes of the global supply chain crisis that’s causing price increases and product shortages.

Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan have shut down public transport to stop the spread of a new strain of coronavirus. <br/>

It's time to start talking about coronaviruses. Many people may remember the outbreak of SARS in 2003, which was a mysterious respiratory disease that was then linked to a coronavirus, which was called SARS-CoV. This was the first of...

Gilead’s remdesivir is an antiviral nucleoside analogue that disrupts a virus’s ability to replicate its genome.

The Spanish Flu was one of the deadliest pandemics the world has ever seen – so how was one sleepy Colorado town able to escape unscathed?

Here is a Coronavirus song for kids. This song is called "The Less We Get Together." It is simple and easy to learn and reminds children what to do to stay healthy and safe.



Grandpa (spoken): Hello? Little girl (spoken): Hi...

With misinformation on the rise and a real need for scientific and medical information than ever, you'd expect people would flock to the media. However, if you trust Twitter people are angrier with journalists than ever before and people...

Beijing is paying foreign collaborators and media outlets to spread its disinformation in target countries.

A lot of the stats coming out about Coronavirus directly compare countries' death tolls and infection rates, looking to see which nation has been hit hardest and who's reacted the best. The problem is that Trump & Johnson (who lead the...

Understanding Viruses - Viruses/Immunity Set - Part 1. This clip offers a simplified look at how viruses are structured and how they infect living host cells.

The environmental activist talks to the FT's Leslie Hook about her future beyond climate strikes; her neutrality towards business and politics; and her frustration with climate conferences

More than half of Americans' income has been hit by the global pandemic. Here are 3 steps you can take today to keep your credit score as good as possible during the crisis.