Because of coronavirus restrictions, many of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day have been forced indoors and online. To help offset the isolation of worldwide social-distancing measures, the Travel desk has collected a series of stories to help recall the spirit of the annual event. But all of them, we hope, will…
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Over the past few weeks I’ve found myself returning to this story from our April Conservation Issue, which the incredibly talented Cole Sprouse shot in the sun-drenched landscape of Death Valley. As I sit at home I have started to reflect on my own on-the-go lifestyle and how I often take for granted the stillness…
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Here’s what you need to know: ImageAn idle pump jack near Karnes City, Texas, in April.Credit…Eric Gay/Associated Press Combination of virus and oil glut yields chaos worldwide. From Iraq to Venezuela, nations reliant on oil sales have seen the combination of the price collapse and the coronavirus pandemic create new threats of poverty and political…
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Here’s what you need to know: Video Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy said the country would proceed with caution when it begins easing lockdown measures in May.CreditCredit…Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times Italy’s poorer south suffers under lockdown, and fears a second blow from the virus. In Italy, the pandemic hit the wealthy…
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Here’s what you need to know: Image“Each one of those deaths is probably the tip of an iceberg of unknown size,” said Dr. Sara Cody, the chief health officer of Santa Clara County, pictured last month. “It feels quite significant.”Credit…Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group, via Associated Press California announces earliest publicly known U.S. coronavirus deaths.…
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Canada Goose has long stood by its use of fur, even as fashion’s biggest names have vowed to stop selling it. It’s hard to imagine the company’s signature $1,000 (or so) parkas without their coyote fur-trimmed hoods cocooning city dwellers in Arctic-grade warmth every winter. But on Wednesday, Canada Goose announced that starting in 2022,…
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When we asked readers what they want to know about exercise and the coronavirus, many of you wrote that you were concerned about how to exercise and maintain fitness if you or someone you love is older or has functional limitations, such as arthritis or joint replacements. Experts who study exercise and aging had a…
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Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this commentary article the authors Phei Er Saw and Shanping Jiang from Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China consider the significance of interdisciplinary integration in academic research and application. In the light of the rapid development of science and technology, the authors consider…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As the pandemic swept across the nation in March, so did urgent questions about the virus’ potential strain on the healthcare system. Among top concerns: whether the nation’s hospitals had enough ventilators to provide breathing support to critically ill patients with the disease COVID-19, which mainly attacks the lungs. As experts…
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) are funding new cross-campus research projects as part of a new joint program that seeks to solve big health care challenges through joint research that draws on the institutions world leading expertise in medicine and artificial intelligence.…
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