More children are getting sick from COVID, largely due to the Delta surge. An infant in Houston, for example, was airlifted 150 miles because there weren’t enough beds there. An increase in rare “breakthrough” cases––that is, cases in which a vaccinated person gets COVID––show that the unvaccinated pose some threat to the vaccinated by dint …

Researchers have suggested that climate change may cause a potentially irreversible shift in ocean currents in the Atlantic, which would lead to sections of North America freezing rapidly. Nearly 14,000 scientists from 34 countries have come together to warn of the Earth’s climate crisis. “We are nearing or have already crossed tipping points associated with …

The Japanese government has begun a new policy to help curb the spread of COVID during the Olympics: the state will publicly name anyone who violates COVID quarantine, hoping that the shame of it will prevent future rule breaking from others. In Nanjing, the Delta outbreak is the worst since the original outbreak of COVID-19. …

Wuhan is experiencing the kinds of crises not seen since mid-pandemic: citizens are in lockdown and store shelves are empty as people engage in panic-buying. In Nanjing, the Delta outbreak is the worst since the original outbreak of COVID-19. The country is, as a result, on high alert for another surge. Similarly, Russia has set …

Nearly 14,000 scientists from 34 countries have come together to warn of the Earth’s climate crisis. “We are nearing or have already crossed tipping points associated with critical parts of the Earth system, including the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, warm-water coral reefs, and the Amazon rainforest,” the scientists wrote, “Given these alarming developments, …

In Nanjing, the Delta outbreak is the worst since the original outbreak of COVID-19. The country is, as a result, on high alert for another surge. Similarly, Russia has set another record––its third––for daily COIVD deaths after 799 people died of the virus. The nation has been registering record-breaking numbers of daily virus deaths for …

As COVID cases soar around the world, some countries are considering imposing restrictions. Pakistan has banned domestic travel for the unvaccinated, and Germany might also impose restrictions on those who have not been vaccinated. Russia is registering record-breaking numbers of daily virus deaths as it struggles with a third wave of COVID. Russia has seen …

Russia is registering record-breaking numbers of daily virus deaths as it struggles with a third wave of COVID. Russia has seen its highest daily rise in COVID cases since January. Last week, Russia set a new record for COVID deaths––the fifth in as many days––as the Delta variant spread. In a move with terrifying echoes …

As the Delta COVID variant continues to spread around the world,   CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told reporters: “The delta variant is more aggressive and much more transmissible than previously circulating strains. It is one of the most infectious respiratory viruses we know of, and that I have seen in my 20-year career.” Just three …

COVID cases surged 40% literally overnight in Los Angeles as the Delta variant continues to spread among the city’s unvaccinated population. The US has extended its public health emergency as the Delta variant causes a new COVID surge. The number of COVID cases has tripled in the States––mostly among the unvaccinated––and misinformation about the virus …

Paul Hodgkins, a crane operator from Florida, has the dubious honor of being the first felony sentenced in the Capitol riots. He will serve eight months in prison. Meanwhile, Brandon Fellows will have to await his own trial for participating in the Capitol riots in jail. He originally was released on bail, but after leaving …

Angela Merkel has called for climate change action after floods killed scores of people in Germany. Experts agree with her: these floods are the result of climate change, and the time to act is right now. Madrid, Spain is doing its part by building a huge forest around the city. The hope is that the …