Hallelujah! The remarkable story behind this joyful word WATCH
What does hallelujah mean, exactly? And why does it continue to resonate with us, untranslated, thousands of years after it first appeared in the Hebrew...
Masks on, masks off: a timeline of guidance and rules about wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19
The story of mask requirements in the United States has had many twists and turns since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Here's the...
Feeling unsettled, anxious? Maybe you have COVID-19 vaccine envy
It was easy to feel unfettered happiness when health care workers became eligible for the vaccine. Ditto for older people. But as younger, seemingly able-bodied...
From COVID to curbside, 2020 changed our vocabulary too
It's no surprise that the tremendous change wrought by the pandemic was instantly reflected in our vocabulary — our new reality demanded new words to...
Now you can see the COVID-19 risk anywhere in the country, in real time
A free and now peer-reviewed COVID-19 Risk Assessment Planning Tool offers a scientific way for the public to check the risk of attending an event...
UW forecasts show why masks are easiest — and cheapest — way to save U.S. lives
If Americans would just wear face masks when they leave their homes, they could save well over 100,000 lives — and perhaps more than half...
Column One: Coronavirus may be creating better bosses, who talk less and listen more
The stresses associated with COVID-19 are affecting people on every rung of the corporate ladder.
1.3 billion tons of food is being wasted each year. Can we stop it?
Roughly one-third of all food produced on Earth is either wasted or lost somewhere along the way from the farm to our bellies, according to...