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As people across the world struggle to adapt their way of life to the unfolding COVID-19, the Maasai people of east Africa are already having to change ancient customs to minimize the impact of the disease. #globalsouthscience

The nervous system turns off the ability to be warm and comforting under extreme stress.

Coronavirus social distancing and storm evacuations are designed to limit fatalities. Why some people complain when they do?

The coronavirus may remain viable for hours to days on surfaces, including clothing. Though less likely than direct transfer contaminated surfaces can be a vector for transmission.

We all want to get out of the house. But we need to do it the right way in order to prevent a catastrophic amount of deaths.

“We aren’t supposed to feel okay at a time like this…” two experts explain why we are anxious right now and what we can do to try and help ourselves manage.

A big increase in uninsured Americans is expected to hit harder in Republican-leaning states that didn’t expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act amid record unemployment applications in an economy struggling with the Coronavirus strain COVID-19.

There have been a lot of encouraging stories about peoples’ acts of generosity and kindness during the COVID-19 crisis.

“Skin is your largest organ,” so take care of it, says soap queen Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks.

Rats—and mice—are staples in basic science research about human physiology and psychology. Even research into COVID-19 will rely on at least some research in rats