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This past weekend, 3 million Americans passed through an airport, flying in the face of CDC and expert warnings to limit travel.

If You’re Traveling For Thanksgiving, You’re an Absolutely Terrible Person

By Dan Robitzski

According to a high-ranking organizer, it's possible the Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be canceled due to the international coronavirus outbreak.

Japan Is Still Trying to Hold the Olympics in 2021

By Dan Robitzski

A new CDC report confirms what ought to be common knowledge: widespread mask-wearing helps slow down the spread of the coronavirus.

New Research: Yes, Mask Mandates Help Fight COVID-19 Spread

By Dan Robitzski

Greenhouse gas emissions dipped during the coronavirus pandemic, but not enough to have a serious or lasting effect on global climate change.

UN: Despite the Pandemic, Greenhouse Gases Are at an All-Time High

By Dan Robitzski

UK's Oxford University and AstraZeneca have announced their COVID-19 vaccine is up to 90 percent effective according to preliminary study results.

Third Major COVID Vaccine Turns Out to Be Super Effective

By Victor Tangermann

"Santa is exempt from this because Santa, of all the good qualities, has a lot of good innate immunity," infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said.

Dr. Fauci Says That Santa Claus Is Immune to COVID

By Victor Tangermann

On Thursday, the coronavirus death toll in the U.S. climbed higher than it had since May, while also setting records for new cases and hospitalizations.

More Americans Died of COVID-19 Thursday Than Any Day Since May

By Dan Robitzski

Instead of sitting on Santa's lap this year, families can chat online with an AI Santa or stand behind a giant plexiglass barrier.

Here’s How Kids Are Meeting Santa in the Age of the Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

Pfizer just announced its coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective with no serious side effects — even more effective than previously thought.

New Results: First COVID Vaccine Even Better Than Scientists Thought

By Victor Tangermann

It's been exactly a year since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in China, according to a March report by the South China Morning Post.

The First Known COVID Patient Was Identified Exactly One Year Ago

By Victor Tangermann

NASA modeled how much air pollution humanity would have caused without a pandemic this year to find out how much emissions dropped.

NASA Figured Out How Much Less We Polluted Under Lockdown

By Dan Robitzski

A growing number of people in China are getting injected with one of several COVID-19 vaccines despite none of them having been officially deemed safe.

In China, COVID Vaccines Are Already Selling on the Black Market

By Victor Tangermann

New research shows that as many as 80 percent of young adults in America could be facing serious mental health issues due to the pandemic.

Health & Medicine

Survey: 80% of American Young Adults Depressed During Pandemic

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk was mocked on Twitter this weekend over calling the validity of his own COVID-19 tests into question. The term "Space Karen" was trending later.

Here’s Why People Are Calling Elon Musk a “Space Karen”

By Victor Tangermann

Biopharmaceutical Moderna has announced its COVID-19 vaccine has proven to be 94.5 percent effective according to preliminary results.

Second COVID Vaccine Even More Effective, Trial Results Say

By Victor Tangermann

More than 130 Secret Service officers have been infected with the coronavirus and have been instructed to quarantine following Trump's campaign travel.

Report: More Than 130 Secret Service Officers in COVID Quarantine

By Victor Tangermann

SeaDream 1, the first Caribbean cruise since the COVID-19 pandemic halted the industry, has a worsening outbreak onboard.

COVID-19 Breakout Spreads on First Post-Pandemic Caribbean Cruise

By Dan Robitzski

Microsoft claims Russian and North Korean hackers are trying to get a hold of COVID-19 vaccine data using brute force attacks and phishing lures.

Microsoft Claims Russia and North Korea Hacked COVID Vaccine Data

By Victor Tangermann

Thanksgiving is two weeks away. If you plan on seeing anyone in person, it's time to self-quarantine effective immediately.

If You Plan to Travel for Thanksgiving, You Should Already Be in Quarantine

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk Tests Positive For COVID

Elon Musk Tests Positive For COVID

By Victor Tangermann

In a move that makes the game a bit more appropriate to our current reality, "Plague Inc" made a mode where players stop rather than spread a pandemic.

Science & Energy

Reading the Room, “Plague Inc” Makes Game About Stopping Pandemics

By Dan Robitzski

Recently, several reports emerged in Europe and the U.K. about people buying forged coronavirus tests or doctoring their own results to board flights.

People Are Buying Negative COVID-19 Tests on the Black Market

By Dan Robitzski

Russian officials claim they have found that their COVID-19 vaccine is 92 percent effective — but scientists are questioning the results.

Russia Claims Its Vaccine is 92% Effective. Scientists Cry Foul.

By Victor Tangermann

On Wednesday, a passenger on the SeaDream 1, the first cruise ship to return to the Caribbean since the start of the pandemic, tested positive for COVID-19

The First Cruise Ship to Return to the Caribbean Is Already Under COVID Lockdown

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have a counterintuitive approach to distributing limited COVID-19 vaccines: Inoculate the superspreaders who'd otherwise keep infecting others.

Scientists: We Should Vaccinate Social Butterflies Before the Vulnerable

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study by researchers at Oxford, 20 percent of those previously infected with the coronavirus develop a mental illness within 90 days.

Health & Medicine

Oxford Research: 18% of COVID Patients Develop Mental Illness Within Months

By Victor Tangermann

Pfizer has announced its COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective, surprising experts. First doses could go out before the end of the year.

Biotech Company Claims Its COVID-19 Vaccine Is 90% Effective

By Victor Tangermann

If This COVID-Blocking Nasal Spray Works on Humans, It Could Change the Course of the Pandemic

If This COVID-Blocking Nasal Spray Works on Humans, It Could Change the Course of the Pandemic

By Dan Robitzski

Biden promised to reverse the incumbent Donald Trump's controversial April decision to leave the World Health Organization.

Biden Says He’ll Rejoin World Health Organization on First Day of Presidency

By Jon Christian

On Wednesday alone, the U.S. confirmed over 107,800 cases of COVID-19, making it the worst day and week of the outbreak so far.

With 100,000 New COVID-19 Cases, the US Broke its Own Daily Record Again

By Dan Robitzski

Authorities in Denmark have found that a mutation of the coronavirus has spread from minks to humans, and plan to kill all 17 million mink in the country.

Mutated Form of COVID Spreading Between Mink and Humans in Denmark

By Victor Tangermann

MIT Algorithm Detects COVID-19 in the Sound of Your Cough

MIT Algorithm Detects COVID-19 in the Sound of Your Cough

By Dan Robitzski

A "Fire Fauci" chant broke out at a recent Trump rally. "Don’t tell anybody, but let me wait until a little bit after the election," the president replied.

Trump Tells Crowd He’ll Fire Fauci If He Wins the Election

By Victor Tangermann

We just got our first look at an upcoming movie called "Songbird," produced by the one and only Michael Bay — and it's a doozy.

In a New Movie, COVID Mutates and America Is Still Locked Down in 2024

By Victor Tangermann

A series of visualizations show how the dangers of indoor COVID-19 transmission can be mitigated but not eliminated with masks and ventilation.

Visualization Shows Likelihood of COVID-19 Spread in Bars, Homes, Classrooms

By Dan Robitzski

Contrary to what Trump has been insisting for the whole pandemic, the surge in new coronavirus cases has nothing to do with how many tests are administered.

Trump’s Head of COVID Testing Says Trump Is Totally Wrong About COVID Testing

By Dan Robitzski

Two studies say its safe to fly during the coronavirus pandemic. Reports out of Europe paint a strikingly different picture.

Flying Is Safe From COVID, Says Study Funded by Airline Group

By Victor Tangermann

According to early results, a vaccine for COVID-19 being tested by Oxford University and AstraZeneca is effective in both older adults and young people.

This COVID Vaccine Works For Both Young and Old, Scientists Say in Closed Meeting

By Victor Tangermann

A third wave of COVID-19 cases — shaping up to be the worst one yet — is hitting the U.S., and the federal government is throwing in the towel.

A Third Wave of COVID-19 Is Crashing Over the United States Right Now

By Dan Robitzski

New research concludes that if if 95 percent of Americans would wear a mask, we could prevent nearly 130,000 deaths caused by COVID-19.

If Most Americans Wore a Mask, It’d Save 130,000 Lives

By Victor Tangermann

Dr. Eric Topol says that, based on existing numbers, the odds of catching COVID-19 a second time after recovering are about one in a million.

Famous Doctor: COVID-19 Reinfection Rates Are Actually “Very Reassuring”

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists are certain that the U.S. COVID-19 death toll is well over 200,000 lives. Conspiracy theories attempting to minimize deaths are easily debunked.

Scientists: Yes, the COVID-19 Death Toll Is Really That High

By Dan Robitzski

UK researchers are preparing for a controversial experiment involving injecting healthy human test subjects with the coronavirus.

Researchers Are Starting to Infect People With COVID on Purpose

By Victor Tangermann

Dr. Fauci warns that as we hit the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's no end in sight. Trump is taking it out on Fauci instead of helping.

Trump: Fauci’s a ‘Disaster.’ Fauci: Pandemic’s Not Over.

By Dan Robitzski

While a popular politically-motivated document calls for the U.S. to focus on herd immunity against COVID-19, but doctors agree that it would be disastrous.

Experts: Herd Immunity Is an Absolutely Terrible Idea, You Idiots

By Dan Robitzski

This year, Dr. Fauci says that Thanksgiving is too risky for his family, and suggests more Americans should cancel their plans as well.

Dr. Fauci: It’s Too Dangerous to See My Kids This Thanksgiving

By Dan Robitzski

On Monday, The Flaming Lips played a show where every member of the audience was safely sealed away inside a plastic bubble.

Band Plays Show With Each Audience Member Inside a Plastic Bubble

By Dan Robitzski

A woman died after catching the coronavirus, even though she had recovered from COVID-19 months prior. It's the first confirmed death linked to reinfection.

Woman Dies After Catching COVID-19 a Second Time

By Dan Robitzski

A coronavirus patient caught the disease on two separate occasions, and the second time around was even more severe than the first.

Reinfected Patient’s Second Case of COVID-19 Was Even More Severe

By Dan Robitzski

There's a growing body of evidence, the New York Times reports, that COVID adversely affects the memory and concentration of some patients.

Neuroscience and Brain

Doctors Say Many COVID Survivors Have Memory Loss, Brain Fog

By Jon Christian

As a temporary boost in the fight against COVID-19, a team of U.K. scientists are experimenting with a tuberculosis vaccine from 1921.

Scientists Are Testing a 99-Year-Old Tuberculosis Vaccine on COVID-19

By Dan Robitzski

Doctors studying the cadavers of people who died from COVID-19 identified traces of the coronavirus in half of their brains.

Doctors Find Coronavirus in Brains of Cadavers

By Dan Robitzski

The UK National Health Service's Test and Trace team didn't report over 15,000 COVID-19 cases due to an easily avoided Excel fumble.

The UK Didn’t Realize How Bad COVID Had Gotten Because of an Excel Screwup

By Victor Tangermann

U.S. President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Still, the White House says it will not require people to wear masks.

Masks Still Aren’t Required on White House Grounds, Official Says

By Dan Robitzski

Trump may have shown COVID-19 symptoms as early as Wednesday, meaning he could have inadvertently and knowingly spread the disease during his busy week.

Trump Exposed Countless People to COVID-19 After Learning He Might Have It

By Dan Robitzski

President Trump says he caught the coronavirus. If it's true, his weight and age put him at an above-average risk compared to the typical patient.

People in Trump’s Age Range Are 90 Times More Likely to Die From COVID-19 Than Young Adults

By Dan Robitzski

In a dramatic twist, US President Donald Trump admitted early this morning that he had tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID.

President Donald Trump Has Been Diagnosed with COVID

By Jon Christian

Pharamceutical companies have different definitions of success for their COVID-19 vaccines, making it hard to tell if the first vaccine will be the best.

Pharma Companies Never Agreed What Makes a “Successful” COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

By Dan Robitzski

CNBC reports that side effects of several COVID vaccines can include high fever, exhaustion, and headaches. They mostly don't last for more than a day.

COVID Vaccines Can Have Some Nasty Side Effects — But Only For a Day

By Victor Tangermann

In a New York Times Opinion interview, Elon Musk raveled that he's not planning on getting a COVID vaccine once one becomes available.

Elon Musk: I Refuse to Get a COVID Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

A number of airports in Europe are working to bring 30 minute COVID-19 tests to airports, in the hopes of breathing new life into the industry.

Advanced Transport

Airports Are Rolling Out 30 Minute COVID Tests

By Victor Tangermann

Research suggests that the city of Manaus, Brazil may be experience a coronavirus slowdown because enough people got sick to develop herd immunity.

A Brazilian City May Have Had Enough COVID-19 Cases to Reach Herd Immunity

By Dan Robitzski

The World Health Organization and other groups are coordinating a global effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. The U.S. refused to help.

US, Russia, China Opt Out of Global Plan to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines

By Dan Robitzski

During its latest drone delivery trial, retail giant Walmart started delivering at-home COVID-19 tests in North Las Vegas.

Walmart Is Delivering COVID Tests Via Drone

By Victor Tangermann