Coronavirus And COVID-19: Your Questions Answered
Why do some healthy people develop severe symptoms? Do people who recover from COVID-19 become immune to the coronavirus? Our answers to readers' questions.
Why do some healthy people develop severe symptoms? Do people who recover from COVID-19 become immune to the coronavirus? Our answers to readers' questions.
Essential workers are now among those being sent home testing kits for coronavirus. This involves swabbing the inside of your own nose and the back of your throat, but how useful are the results?
The factors that cause flu to decline in spring might apply to COVID-19 too. But we don't know yet if warm weather can curb the spread of the coronavirus.
A prehistoric human species that lived in Europe 1.2 million to 800,000 years ago is emerging as a contender to be our last common ancestor with Neanderthals.
The more we look at Mars, the more signs of ancient water we find. Now a study suggests that the Red Planet could have been home to hot springs.
Four women already using a brain implant for their epilepsy have been able to turn their thoughts into words with the help of a mind-reading artificial intelligence.
High salt intake seems to impair the immune cells in humans that fight bacteria because of a side effect of the hormones that help get rid of salt.
Negative headlines about organic farming's carbon footprint are missing the bigger picture about its environmental benefits.
An AI can detect the presence of smells and even distinguish between scents like ammonia or carbon monoxide, which could be useful for detecting hazardous odours.
Stinging upside-down jellyfish may not be something you want to touch, but they could be used to make scaffolds for healing skin.
A private satellite that is low on fuel could survive five more years because another satellite has come to its rescue — a technique that could be used by future service spacecraft.
Just how humans evolved the stiff feet that allow us to walk and run has been something of a mystery, but now researchers say a bony arch structure is the key.
Researchers have finally demonstrated that cloud seeding leads to a measurable increase in precipitation, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is worth doing.
A team was able to uncover a dog's DNA in a research database — and it could mean the privacy of people who volunteer for genetic studies is at risk.
A yarn-like material made from human skin cells could be used for surgery and complex tissue reconstruction without triggering an immune response.
Cities are trying to cut levels of micrometre-scale particles in the air — but doing so leads to a rise in nanometre-scale particles that also damage health.
Archaeologists want to know how humans reached Australia 65,000 years ago — so they have built a raft using stone age tools and are about to repeat the voyage.
A group of astronomers has called for legal action to stop the launch of thousands of satellites to beam high-speed internet around the world.
The new coronavirus is spreading faster than SARS — and it may be because it can be passed on before a person shows any sign of symptoms.
The TESS space telescope has found its first Earth-sized planet with conditions that might be right for life orbiting a small star 100 light-years away.