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Credit: Jeff Berlin COVID-19 and America’s response to it are likely to profoundly affect our families, work lives, relationships and gender roles for years, say 12 prominent scientists and authors who analyzed 90 research studies and used their expertise to evaluate our reaction to the pandemic and predict its aftermath.… Source: Birthrates, marriage will…
After just one month. Source: Daycares in Finland Built a ‘Forest Floor’, And It Changed Children’s Immune Systems
The world has rarely seen such a readily transmissible infection as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) over the last century. Within five months, the virus has created a Tsunami of COVID-19 positive cases, comprising almost 4.88 million people and causing 322,000 deaths. Source: Do parasites protect against SARS-CoV-2?
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/udb-ans102120.php Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a global health threat. Unfortunately, there are very limited approved drugs available with establish Source: COVID-19 and therapy with essential oils having antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties | SpringerLink
Yahoo Finance: The $4.2 Trillion Trend Taking Over Wall Street. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-2-trillion-trend-taking-230000649.html
Experts say it’s time to link hopelessness to more than just mental health. Source: COVID-19 proves that suicide is much more than a personal struggle
The Guardian: Greener play areas boost children’s immune systems, research finds. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/14/greener-play-areas-boost-childrens-immune-systems-research-finds
An ecology and urban planning professor is challenging Toronto’s long grass and weed bylaw, even though the city gave her an exemption this summer to save her natural garden full of tall shrubs and trees, as well as butterflies and chipmunks. Source: This ecologist was told she could keep her natural garden. Here’s why she’s fighting city hall anyway |…
The Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19 formed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the African Union Commission for Social Affairs has endorsed a protocol for phase III clinical trials of herbal medicine for COVID-19 as well as a charter and…
Research also found lower levels of difficult behaviour in rich and poor neighbourhoods Source: Children raised in greener areas have higher IQ, study finds | Environment | The Guardian
A century ago, a deadly disease sparked a novel concept: teaching in the great outdoors to keep kids safe Source: A History of Outdoor Schooling | History | Smithsonian Magazine
The world has recently grown quieter, bringing attention to some of earth’s most mesmerizing sounds. Listen in awe in these eight acoustically rich places. Source: Lockdown ‘silence’ reveals mesmerizing sounds | CNN Travel
Research also found lower levels of difficult behaviour in rich and poor neighbourhoods Source: Children raised in greener areas have higher IQ, study finds
As many states and cities across the U.S. struggle to control COVID-19 transmission, one challenge is curbing the spread among people living in close quarters. Social distancing can be difficult in places such as nursing homes, apartments, college dormitories and migrant worker housing. Source: Honey Bees Can’t Practice Social Distancing, So They Stay Healthy in…
Moving classrooms outside will be complicated and expensive. It’s worth it. Source: I’m an occupational therapist. Here’s why students should be learning outdoors this fall. – Chalkbeat New York
Bankrupt businesses are leaving behind a glut of empty spaces. One Amsterdam web developer put that data to use. Source: Need a place to squat? This map plots out buildings that COVID emptied
Digital nomads used to be a niche in the travel market but since Covid-19, the number of people who can work from anywhere has increased and now ‘work tourism’ is a bigger market. As a means of kickstarting economies, countries such as Barbados and Estonia are now luring people with work visas. Source: Digital Nomads…
Plant the seed for a long, healthy life. Source: This One Activity Ticks Off 3 of the Blue Zones’ Key Markers of Longevity
The cost of technologies involved in indoor agriculture have dropped in recent years, setting this stage for a new type of industry in the middle of Appalachia. Source: The future of farming: Building an agtech center in the heart of the Bluegrass State
On a warming planet, heat hurts communities of color more. But Phoenix is finding ways to cool down. Source: How America’s hottest city will survive climate change
A group of scientists argue that the Covid lockdown, what they’re calling the “anthropause,” is an unprecedented opportunity to study how humans affect animal behavior. Source: The Anthropause: How the Pandemic Gives Scientists a New Way to Study Wildlife
Why now, more than ever, all new building should be Passive House. Source: After the Coronavirus, We Have to Throw Out the American Way of Building
Where you live has a significant impact on whether you will live to become a centenarian, a new study reports. Source: Centenarian study suggests living environment may be key to longevity – Neuroscience News
For Los Angeles-based television executive Stephanie Steele and her husband Peter, and millions of Americans like them, orders to shelter in place became a cue to flee. Source: Pandemic Leads To Urban Exodus As Families Turn To Self-Reliance And Off-The-Grid Living
COVID-19 is changing how we live—and what we want from the spaces we live in. Source: Covid-19 will forever change our homes
Source: This natural Air Purifier uses a miniature forest to rapidly clean your atmosphere! | Yanko Design
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