coronavirus

Today's airplanes have high-tech air filtration systems that keep the air on your flight fresher than you might expect. But you should still take precautions to avoid germs before and during travel.

A wine window in Florence's Via Santo Spirito.

Florentines understood that when the threat of infectious disease is omnipresent, easy access to wine is a must.

Maybe you know what the definition of ‘epidemiology’ is, but do you know what epidemiologists actually do?

There isn't one factor behind COVID-19's racial disparity. Numerous forms of racism make Black, Latino, and Indigenous people more vulnerable to the coronavirus.

Once an issue limited to health care professionals, skin irritation from face masks is now everyone's problem. But there are ways to cope with it.

If you're planning a COVID-conscious getaway this summer, here are some tips to keep your devices clean and keep yourself and others healthy.

It took them a while to agree on which podcast to listen to.

Planning a road trip during the coronavirus pandemic is a little more complicated—here’s how to hit the road safely.

Cloth face masks can help slow the spread of coronavirus. But do they need filters, too?

A growing number of cloth face masks for sale online are offering a carbon or other type of filter. Do they help?

Forget changing your Zoom background to a beach image—Barbados is hoping to offer you the real thing.

Check out this interactive map of the U.S. to see if the state you're in is currently at high risk for COVID-19 spread.

Burning books may kill coronavirus germs, but at what cost?

The possibility of killing coronavirus germs by nuking a novel is still not a good enough reason to try it.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Broadway shows will be closed through 2021. The Great White Way has closed before, but shutdowns are usually short-lived and prompted by strikes or inclement weather.

You could ask the stars of Frozen what it's like to compete for the spotlight with a giant, shaggy reindeer.

You can’t meet the ‘Hamilton’ cast at the stage door after the show, but you can Zoom with them instead.

Face masks are not hazardous to your health.

Face coverings are everywhere, leading some people to speculate they might limit oxygen intake or cause carbon dioxide (CO2) poisoning. It won't happen. Here's why.

Printing its own wooden currency is a way for Tenino, Washington, to support residents while keeping cash within its local economy.

Toilets have always sent contaminants into the air, but the coronavirus pandemic is giving new urgency to the practice of closing the lid whenever possible.

Dexamethasone is showing promise as an inexpensive treatment for coronavirus.

Oxford University researchers showed that dexamethasone, a widely available steroid medication, can cut coronavirus-related deaths for patients on ventilators by one-third.

One obscure ritual for fighting pandemics before coronavirus involved holding massive weddings in graveyards.

All ticket sales from this cat video extravaganza will go toward keeping indie movie theaters afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

If masks are required on your bus, Google Maps will give you a heads-up.

The Google Maps app will help you find out if your train will likely be too crowded for social distancing.

Wearing a mask isn't always easy on the ears.

If the back of your ears hurts after wearing a face mask all day, use these tricks to protect your sensitive skin while staying safe.

Cloth face masks can make for a sweaty summer.

Masks will continue to be a recommended practice this summer. Here's how to stay comfortable even as temperatures soar.

An actual nurse tends to a patient during the 1918 influenza pandemic.

When Chicago was in desperate need of at-home nurses, one dastardly schemer named Julia Lyons saw an opportunity to turn a profit.

Is this the face of a man watching The Vampire Diaries? If he's in Montana, the answer is probably yes.

‘Tiger King’ might be one of the most popular shows on Netflix, but many viewers are currently binge-watching old sitcoms.

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Florence’s Plague-Era Wine Windows Are Back in Business

10 Secrets of Epidemiologists

10 Facts About the Racial Disparity in COVID-19

‘Maskne’ Is Irritating Face Mask Users. Here’s How to Deal With It

Planning a Trip? Here's How to Keep Your Phone Clean Wherever You Go

9 Expert Tips for Safe Road Trips This Summer

Do Carbon Filters in Face Masks Offer More Protection Against Coronavirus?

Barbados Is Offering a 12-Month Visa to Encourage Remote Workers to Stay Awhile

Interactive Map of the U.S. Shows COVID-19 Hot Spots in Real Time

“They Will Catch on Fire”: Michigan Library Asks Patrons Not to Microwave Their Books

The Show Must Not Go On: 14 Times Broadway Went Dark

Broadway's Biggest Stars Want to Say Hello, Teach You to Sing, and More on Broadway Plus

No, Your Coronavirus Face Mask Does Not Limit Your Oxygen Intake

Tenino, Washington, Is Loaning Residents Wooden Money to Boost Its Economy

Flushing a Toilet Could Create a Cloud of Coronavirus-Contaminated Droplets

Oxford University Trial Finds Dexamethasone, a Widely Available Drug, Reduces Deaths in Critically Ill Coronavirus Patients

When People Held 'Plague Weddings' in Cemeteries to Try to Ward Off Disease

Watch the World’s Finest Cat Videos—and Support Indie Theaters—at Pittsburgh’s Virtual “Quarantine Cat Film Festival”

New Google Maps Feature Will Alert You to Coronavirus Restrictions

How to Protect Your Ears While Wearing a Face Mask

How to Make Wearing a Face Mask More Comfortable During the Warm, Sweaty Summer Months

“Slick” Julia Lyons: The Con Artist Who Posed as a Nurse During the 1918 Flu Pandemic—Then Robbed Her Patients

The Most Popular TV Show to Binge-Watch During Quarantine in Each State