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Amid the ongoing spread of the new coronavirus and the respiratory disease it causes, called COVID-19, native Hawaiians who oppose construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) atop the dormant Maunakea volcano have reduced their presence on the Hawaiian mountainside. On March 14, the Pu’uhonua...

VIRUSES floating in outer space could hold the key to finding alien lifeforms, experts say. Bugs are extremely hardy and often indicate the existence of other more advanced organisms, research has found. A team at Portland State University, US, wants space agencies to look for...

PLANO, Texas — As coronavirus cases skyrocket in Texas, Regina Greenwell showed up to vote Monday bent on minimizing the risks. She wore a mask, which are not required in Texas, where the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations have more than tripled in the last month....

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton, said that the second wave is “as big as the first”. He added: “Things are going to get worse before they get better.” Of the 75 new cases, only one was a traveller quarantining in a hotel. Fourteen were...

Maine had 23 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, according to a report. However, the state did not have any new coronavirus-related deaths, the Portland Press Herald reported. In total, Maine has had 2,994 cases of COVID-19, 102 deaths and 339 hospitalizations, the newspaper...

The U.S. may be eager to reopen after more than three months of coronavirus shutdowns – but the virus is showing little sign of going away anytime soon. In fact, the numbers are getting worse in many areas. While some states, reopen restaurants, hair salons...

For the first time, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that even seemingly healthy people wear masks over their mouths and noses when venturing out of their homes into places where it is difficult to maintain distance from other people. But...

“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country, but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” — Thomas Paine...

The Chinese city where the coronavirus originated claimed Tuesday that a massive testing effort targeting nearly all of its 11 million residents has resulted in just 300 new cases – all of which are asymptomatic. A Wuhan official announced Tuesday that the city completed 9.9...

Health officials in one Texas city are concerned by a surge in newly confirmed coronavirus cases since beginning to reopen additional businesses there. Coronavirus cases in Austin have trended “steadily upward” since the city began reopening retail stores, restaurants, malls, and movie theaters at the...