Facebook still teens’ most-used website: report
In the U.S. almost three quarters use it, along with others such as Instagram and Snapchat. Twenty-four per cent say they’re online almost constantly.
In the U.S. almost three quarters use it, along with others such as Instagram and Snapchat. Twenty-four per cent say they’re online almost constantly.
The insult-triggering website was built by Microsoft as an exercise in machine learning.
While featuring all sides of an issue is a hallmark of good journalism, many in the scientific community feel that the media should do a better job of separating facts from opinions.
Used in balloons and industry, gas is hard to capture and supplies are diminishing and its price rising. Researchers think it may be found under ground.
Dalhousie professor says the heat has been altering marine ecosystems, harming fisheries and killing various species — and the phenomenon is likely to continue.
Colleyville city leaders went further than the Texas governor, allowing restaurants and salons to reopen this week. Residents remain conflicted.
Since coronavirus outbreak started, the NYPD has used at least 1.5 million surgical masks, 1.2 million gloves and 400,000 disinfectant wipes.
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted many industries, both legal and illicit. Production of fentanyl, which relies on chemical ingredients sourced mainly from Wuhan, China, has been particularly hard hit.
Georgia lifts many coronavirus-related restrictions, allowing gyms, hair salons, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys to reopen Friday.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak as the U.S. death toll passes 50,000, some governors push ahead with reopening their states' economies.
The FDA warns that President Trump's much-touted coronavirus drugs could cause deaths. The White House says media 'irresponsibly' reported his words.
The Trump administration appears to be conditioning coronavirus assistance in Central America on immigration policy
If President Trump has persuaded you to use a disinfectant like bleach or Lysol to protect yourself against the coronavirus, scientists have some advice: Don't.
Ease up or clamp down: Differences over ending coronavirus lockdown turn into power struggle
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged frustration with coronavirus stay-at-home orders but compared them with past sacrifices during national crises.
Israeli scientists say they can mimic the effects of a vaccination campaign if certain people willingly get infected with the coronavirus and recover.
Images of corpses in Ecuador stoked fear of the coronavirus' effect on developing nations. Infections have yet to peak elsewhere in Latin America.
The governors of Colorado and New York outlined plans to ease pandemic restrictions but stressed they were moving with caution.
The debate over constitutional rights and religious freedoms in the COVID-19 age is playing out at an Evangelical church in Louisiana.
Gun rights advocates had hoped Supreme Court would uphold a right to carry a gun in public, but justices said the case was moot.
There is no clear favorite in the in the race among those who might take over in North Korea if Kim Jong Un dies.
The pandemic turned some truckers into essential workers hauling high-value loads that put them at risk, while others have less work despite the risk
Trump has lauded states that have eased restrictions. But as cases reached 1 million in the U.S., several governors extended restrictions.
Infectious disease experts are raising questions about the reliability of early coronavirus antibody tests and studies that hinge on their results.
China's interpretation of the 'rule of law' governing Hong Kong is likely to further incite protesters following the arrest of activists.
Antonia Morales has lived in her historic El Paso neighborhood since 1965 and sees no reason to leave now. Until she and a few other holdouts depart, demolition cannot begin.
The coronavirus outbreak has put science on hold. Now there are discoveries that may never be made and patients who will miss the chance at a breakthrough cure.
As the coronavirus keeps us stuck at home, scientists and health officials fear that social distancing could take a toll on our mental health.
Germany's leadership, history help stave off catastrophe from the coronavirus crisis — so far
Medical researchers are puzzled over why the coronavirus — which typically lasts about two weeks in the body — endures far longer in some patients.
Since the sun's UV rays are lethal to the coronavirus, it seems like a safe place to be, right? Wrong. Here's what sunlight can and can't do.
The United States wants Mexico to reopen its border factories, even as the coronavirus spreads and worker deaths rise.
A common cough syrup ingredient has pro-viral properties and should be avoided by people infected by the coronavirus, scientists warn.
Coronavirus: There is a price to pay for pledging too much as the world anxiously awaits even a marginally effective therapeutic for the disease known as COVID-19.
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has surpassed that of 9/11, even the Vietnam War. Here's a look at COVID-19's place in history.
Texas reopens restaurants, Utah reopens salons. As several states lift coronavirus restrictions, many warn of a second wave if social distancing ends too soon.
A week after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp plunged Georgia into the middle of a national social experiment — rolling back restrictions on businesses in an effort to restart the economy after a monthlong shutdown to halt the spread of COVID-19 — some restaurants, salons and tattoo parlors remain shuttered. Most that are opening are proceeding cautiously.
The Philippines is promising better pay for its nurses to lure them to the front lines against COVID-19, but a legacy of exploitation and poor working conditions in the nation's hospitals has dampened the enthusiasm to answer the call.
The search for existing drugs that may help treat coronavirus infections now has researchers testing the heartburn drug Pepcid, among others.
Governors across the U.S. are encouraging people to continue practicing social distancing amid summer weather