How much has the climate changed already?

 Relentless drought in China, East Africa, the U.S. West and northern Mexico, devastating floods in Pakistan and Kentucky, scorching heat waves in Europe and the Pacific Northwest, destructive cyclones in southern Africa and intense hurricanes in the U.S. and Central America make up just some of the recent extreme…

Viruses can survive in freshwater by hitch-hiking on plastics

While the world continues to reel under the devastating impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists have for the first time proven that viruses can survive and remain infectious by binding themselves to plastics in freshwater. The new study raises concerns about the impact it could have on human health. Scientists…

Clotting From Covid Shots Is Rare But “Potentially Devastating”: Study

Researchers say they’re making progress in understanding a clotting disorder linked to Covid-19 vaccines that they describe as very rare but potentially “devastating.” The blood-clotting syndrome affected about 1 in 50,000 people under the age of 50 who received the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca…

Opinion: Third Wave Likely This Month, India Not As Ready As It Thinks

Memories of India’s devastating second wave of Covid-19 are slowly receding. The pandemic has once again fallen out of the headlines; malls and mountain resorts are crowded with shoppers and tourists. Business activity is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, as it had been just before the second wave hit in March.…