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How rolling out Russia's Covid-19 vaccine without proper test can backfire

If a vaccine is released but side-effects emerge, the consequences include both the health impacts and deterioration in trust from our community

It's hard to admit we're lonely. Here are signs and how to manage them

So what are the signs of loneliness? And how can we recognise these signs and therefore manage them?

How to know if your e-shopping habit is a problem and what to do if it is

Like alcohol use - or overeating, watching TV or surfing the internet - online shopping doesn't pose a problem when used as an occasional treat

Biden's VP pick: Who is Kamala Harris and why her African roots matter?

The 55-year-old Harris is the middle-class daughter of an Indian-born endocrinologist and a Jamaican-born economics professor. She was raised in Berkeley, California, and Montreal, Canada

Five reasons why Chinese students may stop studying in US, return home

A sharp decline in the number of these students would spell financial trouble for US colleges and universities, given that Chinese students spend $15 billion in tuition payments

Bingeing Netflix? Here's why streaming comes at a cost to environment

Data-intensive video streaming, gaming and livestreaming for business, university and school classes, is chewing up energy

Shorter meetings but longer days: How Covid-19 has changed the way we work

Perhaps the biggest question for both employers and employees is whether working from home has led to a decrease in productivity

The port of Beirut: The vital, historic centre of a complex city

The port has played a key role in Beirut's history and stands at the centre of the city, surrounded by some of its most important neighbourhoods

What does the huge coronavirus testing undercount in the US mean

Testing is the foundation of a modern public health approach to controlling this virus

What is ammonium nitrate, the chemical that exploded in Lebanon's Beirut?

For an industrial ammonium nitrate disaster to occur, a lot needs to go wrong. Tragically, this seems to have been the case in Beirut

Fighting Covid-19: How, when, and why should you clean your cloth mask?

Cloth masks should be cleaned after each use. Importantly, if your mask gets wet, moist or visibly dirty, it's time to take it off, put on a new one and wash the old one

We urgently need new tools to measure economic recovery after coronavirus

The IMF has revised downward its forecast for global economic growth from -3% to -4.9% this year

What will coronavirus pandemic look like to geologists in the far future?

The pandemic won't leave a direct record of the viruses for geologists of the far future to investigate, as viruses don't fossilise

Three pediatricians explain what's known about coronavirus and children

Based on current research, it would seem that kids 17 years old and younger face little risk from the coronavirus

Biden fights back on Super Tuesday making Sanders nervous. What next?

After a larger-than-expected win in South Carolina, Biden became the clear alternative to Bernie Sanders

Coronavirus unites a peeved China against the govt with songs of dissent

Chinese people angry over the government's handling of the public health emergency also went online en masse and placed blame for Li's death squarely at the government's feet

Can environmental populism save the planet? It is difficult, but possible

Beyond lip service, we need to mobilise truly popular support for change. Now is a good time to start

Facebook, Tesla want to read your mind: here's why you should be worried

If mind-reading devices become the normal way to interact with computers, we may end up with little choice but to use them in order to keep up with more productive colleagues

Four reasons why Huawei's new Harmony OS won't solve its problems

Announcement of Harmony OS was much needed relief for Huawei smartphone owners who have been rightly worried that their expensive purchases would become obsolete more quickly

Are Trump's tariffs legal? No, and they're overturning world economic order

Trump has been singling out countries for punitive tariffs way in excess of those imposed on imports from other countries which is outlawed by WTO