Scientists estimate that in an outbreak of any pathogen, 20% of the population is usually responsible for causing over 80% of all cases of the disease.
The spread of SARS-CoV-2 shows just how fast infectious agents can move with human travel. The impact of increasing antibiotic resistance is no different.
Five field teams walked a forest the size of Wales to deploy 160 camera traps in 743 places. This unprecedented effort produced more than 16,000 video clips.
A study of police-involved deaths between 2012 and 2018 found that police kill average 2.8 men every day in the US. The risk of death was higher for black men, like George Floyd.
As of June 4, New Zealand has had 20 consecutive days of zero new cases, with only one active case remaining. But some cases may emerge soon as rules are relaxed.
Supercomputers are being used in many facets of responding to Covid-19, including to predict spread of the virus, design vaccines and understand sneezes.
Rather than causing Communist China to crumble, the virus will serve as a catalyst in Xi’s bid to show his brand of Marxism as a challenge to global capitalism.
The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.
Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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