COVID-19 is at least 5 times deadlier than flu for hospitalized patients
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients were also at higher risk for 17 serious health complications, compared with flu patients.
Category: Science
For many generations, Chinese adults mostly ignored milk, seeing it as a food for children or the elderly. And there’s a biological reason why it took so… Read More
SpaceX is launching satellites into space by the dozens to realize Starlink, a globe-encircling constellation of spacecraft that beam affordable, high-speed internet across Earth. Read More
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Climate change likely drove early human species to extinction, modeling study suggests
Of the six or more different species of early humans, all belonging to the genus Homo, only we Homo sapiens have managed to survive. Now, a study…
More than 20 years after intoning, “The water’s getting warm, so you might as well swim,” Smash Mouth’s “All Star” continues to be prophetic. Case in point:… Read More
There's more than 800 Starlink satellites in orbit now. Read More
Critics said the study, sponsored by the W.H.O., was too poorly conducted to be definitive. Read More
Console waste plus energy-hungry cloud gaming equals the worst of both worlds for sustainability. Read More