Does coronavirus spread more easily in cold temperatures? Here’s what we know
We know that more people get colds and flu in the winter (the colds can be caused by types of coronavirus), but there are several potential reasons for this....
What a link between chocolate and Nobel prizes reveals about our trust in scientists
In 2012, Dr Franz Messerli published a short article in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine that took a good hard look at the cognitive benefits of chocolate consumption....
A new laser technique designed to authenticate rare whisky could also detect disease
Whisky is big business in Scotland. In 2019, the golden liquid accounted for 75% of the nation’s food and drink exports, with a value of almost £5 billion to the...
The Pandemic Could End Waiting in Line
On June 8, a crowd of maskless college students gathered outside Harper’s Restaurant and Brewpub in East Lansing, Michigan. Like other bars and restaurants in the United States, Harper’s had...
This Will Change Your Life
Jordan Schrandt—blond, beautiful, mother of eight, founder of The Farmhouse Movement magazine, which teaches readers how to achieve “a lifestyle of authenticity, simplicity, and kindness”—is a Royal Crown Diamond. Less...
US tightens trade restrictions on Chinese chipmaker SMIC
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US Commerce Department has added China’s largest chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), to its entity list, after it determined there an...