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Covid is officially America's deadliest pandemic as U.S. fatalities surpass 1918 flu estimates

Sep 22, 2021

A woman and child walk through a field of white flags on the Mall near the Washington Monument in Washington, DC on September 16, 2021. Mandel Ngan | AFP |...

Former coalmining communities have less faith in politics than other 'left behind' areas

Sep 21, 2021

The overall trend revealed that people now living in communities once dependent on coalmining are less engaged in – and feel far less knowledgeable about – politics than those in...

Dangers of smoking during pregnancy

Sep 21, 2021

We set out to study the effects of smoking in a large population, putting the findings of the smaller studies to the test. We found that mothers who smoke had...

Schools need better data to grade COVID-19 impact and risk, experts say

Sep 21, 2021

The CRC's demographic data had not been provided in such a refined way before, said Beth Blauer, associate vice provost for public sector innovation and the Coronavirus Resource Center's data...

Pfizer says its Covid vaccine is safe and generates robust immune response in kids ages 5 to 11

Sep 20, 2021

A smaller dose of Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine is safe and generates a "robust" immune response in a clinical trial of kids ages 5 to 11, the drugmakers announced...

Opinion: Are Foldable Phones Isolating UX?

Sep 20, 2021

Samsung knows marketingLet’s be clear, the third generation of Samsung Fold devices has made many improvements, and Samsung knows how to market their products. It’s no wonder then that with...

Former coalmining communities are more politically disenchanted than other ‘left behind’ areas – study

Sep 20, 2021

The overall trend revealed that people now living in communities once dependent on coalmining are less engaged in – and feel far less knowledgeable about – politics than those in...

On the front lines of the U.S. homicide epidemic: Milwaukee faces historic violence

Sep 20, 2021

(Sara Stathas / For The Times)Jeremiah Hughes was mowing a lawn on a Wednesday afternoon when two men barged through an alley gate. The violence in Milwaukee follows familiar patterns,...

Back to the lecture hall

Sep 20, 2021

Some 4,300 bachelor’s and master’s students (forecast) are due to start their course at ETH. “The return to lecture halls is long overdue,” stresses ETH Rector Sarah Springman. This year’s...

On the front lines of the U.S. homicide epidemic: Milwaukee faces historic violence

Sep 19, 2021

The violence in Milwaukee follows familiar patterns, according to the city’s Homicide Review Commission. ::Michelle Pitts is the owner of the New Pitts Mortuary, on the north side of Milwaukee....