aerosols

  • Latest on Monkeypox: Genetic Clues and How It Might Be Spreading

    Latest on Monkeypox: Genetic Clues and How It Might Be Spreading

    Cases of monkeypox continue to climb across the globe, with more than 200 confirmed and suspected cases documented in over 20 countries. Scientists are starting to gather their first clues about these outbreaks, including how the virus may have begun spreading farther than it ever has before.


  • Why There’s No Simple Answer to Whether the Coronavirus Is Airborne

    Why There’s No Simple Answer to Whether the Coronavirus Is Airborne

    Hundreds of scientists across the world have just petitioned the World Health Organisation via an open letter with one demand: Acknowledge publicly that the coronavirus behind covid-19 can be airborne, meaning it can spread through the air (and linger there) via tiny aerosols emitted by the breath of infected people, not just large droplets. But…