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Ancient technology wins: Not only are quarantine and isolation measures useful, they’re the best tools we have.

Moved by the stories of COVID-19 patients and medical professionals from around the world, Amsterdam-based architectural firm Studio Prototype has designed The Vital House, a conceptual, pop-up healthcare center built from...

Health concerns are trumping environmental worries as U.S. states and cities reverse single-use plastic bans. As shoppers worry about catching germs from everything and everyone in grocery stores, and restaurants move from...

As people social distance and shelter in place, they may feel the walls closing in on them. Fortunately, the National Park Service has partnered with Google Arts & Culture to offer free virtual tours of five beloved parks....

Earth Day will take a surprising turn this year by relocating to the internet. Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, events for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22 will be digital.[...]

Some climate experts are hypothesizing that living in areas with high air pollution could make cases of COVID-19 worse. Smoking tobacco products could also worsen the effects of the virus.[...]

As people cut back on traveling and the global economy slows, carbon emissions have dropped significantly, most notably in China. Unfortunately, reducing carbon emissions at the expense of public health is far from sustainable.[...]

Wellness is an ongoing pursuit that involves diet, exercise, mental health and many other factors. But the activities that make us feel good might be causing harm to the planet without us even knowing. Here’s...

Get out of the way of this virus. Could Italy be suffering from a different and nastier strain? Figures from South Korea and the Diamond Princess may not be a good guide to what’s happening in Italy and Iran. There...

LastObject, the company that brought you the reusable cotton swab [...]

Starbucks is putting public health first until the coronavirus situation improves. The coffee giant has announced a decision to temporarily suspend its practice of refilling people’s personal cups as the COVID-19 outbreak...

As 2020 gets underway, the deluge of CBD products continues. Suddenly, CBD oil is everywhere: from CBD skincare to lattes to CBD-laced treats for Fido and Fluffy’s aging joints. But is the craze legitimate or...

Guest “counter-hyping” by David Middleton The stock market plunge of the past few days has largely been triggered by the rather modest spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) out of China...

Coronavirus, Covid-19, cases outside China.   Source JoDiGraphics The short not-good news: It’s looking like early exponential growth outside China The cases outside China have reached 1,500. South Korean cases leap...

Twenty-five people walk through the hemlock forest on snowshoes. We’re close together, but move quietly in a line, going fast enough that we’re sweating on a 32-degree January morning. Eventually, we come to a brook,...