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coronavirus — the first known death in the United States.Everything, they knew, was about to change. Over the next several days, a parade of patients from a nearby nursing home was brought into the emergency room at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Wash., which emerged as the first center of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak.The patients were in…

By Layal Liverpool Pale spear-nosed bats are members of an elite group of animalsLutz Wiegrebe/Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Bats can learn to mimic specific sounds, which puts them into an elite group of animals capable of this. Studying how bats can copy noises could help us learn more about humans’ unique capacity for speech and language. The ability…

By Tiffany O'Callaghan Social distancing may limit how much we see loved ones, but there are ways to make sure our relationships won’t be damagedCredit: Sisoje/Getty Robin Dunbar has spent decades studying relationships, social bonding and the importance of touch and grooming in forging and sustaining our ties to others. As much of the world…

Children will face many hidden negative effects from the new coronavirus, but it's not too late to avert them, says Paul Ramchandani Health | Comment 8 April 2020 By Paul Ramchandani Josie Ford THE direct impact of covid-19 on children seems to be less severe than on adults, but indirect and hidden consequences will have…

If immunity to the virus is not permanent, it is likely to enter into regular circulation, similar to the flu. By LEON SVERDLOV  APRIL 15, 2020 13:20 Healthcare workers wheel the bodies of deceased people from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New…