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Chinese authorities have announced they will be lifting the lockdown on Wuhan, epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, on April 8.
Viruses

China Is Lifting Lockdown on Coronavirus Epicenter City of Wuhan

There hasn't been a new case there in five days.

By Victor Tangermann

Here's some advice from five different astronauts, retired and actve, on how not to go crazy while being isolated for longer periods at a time.
Viruses

Surviving Isolation: A Lesson From 5 Astronauts

Can't handle two weeks in your house? Try a year in space.

By Victor Tangermann

An urban design researcher predicts that the coronavirus pandemic will lead the rich to hide away in gated communities while public infrastructure suffers.
Future Society

Professor: Pandemic Will Force the Rich Into Hiding

"The rich will withdraw even more behind the protection of doormen and gated communities."

By Dan Robitzski

IBM's Summit supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has identified 77 drug compounds that could stop the coronavirus.
Treatments

World’s Fastest Supercomputer Finds 77 Potential COVID-19 Treatments

It's not a cure, but it's a step in the right direction.

By Victor Tangermann

According to new research, something happens during a musical performance: the brain activity of listeners synchronizes with that of the musician.
Brain

New Research: Listeners Synchronize Brain Activity With Musicians

"This study expands our understanding of music appreciation."

By Jon Christian

An italian company has come up with a 3D printed adapter that could turn a snorkeling mask into a C-PAP mask for oxygen therapy.
Prosthetics and Devices

This 3D-Printed Adapter Turns Snorkeling Mask Into a Ventilator

3D printing and some brilliant object-hacking could result in lives saved. Here's to smart fixes.

By Victor Tangermann

Many countries hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic are tapping citizens' phone data to track the outbreak — and enforce quarantine.
Data Privacy

A Growing Number of Countries Tap Phone Data to Track COVID-19

They're tracking the disease — and how well people obey quarantines.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk, once again, is inadvertently undermining the mass effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic. This time, he said that N95 masks are "a pain."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a Public Health Risk

Elon Musk could be helping. Elon Musk is making it worse.

By Dan Robitzski

Here are some of the most incredible drone videos to capture the enormous public loneliness of empty cities, cleared out by the coronavirus.
Future Society

The Haunting, Beautiful Drone Footage of Cities Under Quarantine

From London to Manhattan, you've never seen cityscapes this empty before.

By Jon Christian

The World Health Organization is officially "distancing" itself from the phrase "social distancing" and is recommending "physical  distancing" instead.
Future Society

The WHO Wants You to Ditch the Phrase “Social Distancing”

Let's all just use "physical distancing" instead, OK?

By Victor Tangermann

Despite budget overruns — and a pandemic — NASA is determined to get its next Mars rover called "Perseverance" off the ground in July.
Science & Energy

NASA’s New Mars Rover Still Launching in July Despite Coronavirus

The name "Perseverance" has never been more fitting.

By Victor Tangermann

Good news for a tired world: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, both of whom tested positive for the coronavirus, are now on the mend.
Viruses

Good News: Tom Hanks Is Feeling Better After Catching Coronavirus

"This, too, shall pass. We can figure this out."

By Jon Christian

Research teams around the world are trying to develop blood tests for the coronavirus, but so far no one has figured it out.
Viruses

Blood Tests Could Improve the Coronavirus Fight — If They Work

Many teams are trying, but so far no one's developed one.

By Dan Robitzski

Poland released an app last week that requires people who are in quarantine to send selfies periodically, proving they're safe indoors.
Future Society

Poland Made an App to Make Sure Patients Stay in Quarantine

"People in quarantine have a choice: either receive unexpected visits from the police, or download this app."

By Victor Tangermann

A growing number of doctors suspect that for many patients, the first symptom of the coronavirus could be the loss of the senses of taste and smell.
Viruses

Doctors Think This May Be the First Symptom of the Coronavirus

"Almost everybody who is hospitalized has this same story."

By Jon Christian

As people are urged to stay in their homes, one man in Cyprus decided to use a remote-controlled drone to walk his dog around town.
Drones

Watch a Man Walk a Dog Using a Drone

Doggos in the time of coronavirus.

By Dan Robitzski

A 25 year-old from Toronto went to Spring Break in Miami against better advice. He left, and a few days later, tested positive for coronavirus.
Viruses

A 25 Year-Old Spring Breaker Caught Coronavirus and We’ve Got Feelings

You might have some, too.

By Foster Kamer

Four U.S. Senators unloaded millions of dollars in stocks after receiving a classified briefing about the coronavirus — saving them from vast losses.
Viruses

US Senators Accused of Profiting Off Coronavirus Stock Crash

All four are facing calls to resign.

By Jon Christian

A straightforward technique can split one ventilator off so four patients can simultaneously get treated, should the need arise. But it's never been tested.
Viruses

Doctors Might Have to Hook Four Patients to the Same Ventilator

Ventilator shortages are putting coronavirus patients in serious danger.

By Dan Robitzski

Bad news, space fans: NASA just announced they're gonna have reschedule that trip to the Moon they'd been planning in a few years.
Moon

NASA: Bad News, Something Came Up, Gotta Rain-Check That Moon Trip :(

2024 plans to return to the Moon now look to be off. Wonder what happened.

By Foster Kamer