Map shows how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped across the US amid coronavirus pandemic 

Most of the US is under lockdown to help limit the spread of the coronavirus, resulting in less human activity outside and dramatically decreasing nitrogen dioxide levels by an ‘unprecedented’ amount. A new map, created by Earther, highlights the dramatic drop using data from a European Space Agency satellite and shows snapshots of the country … Read more

Map shows how a third of world’s population are under coronavirus lockdown

Three billion people – more than a third of the world’s 2.6billion population – are now thought to be under some kind of coronavirus lockdown in an attempt to control the spread of the disease.  Cases of the highly-infectious virus have now been reported on every continent except Antarctica and in virtually every country as … Read more

Map shows how a third of world’s population are under coronavirus lockdown

Three billion people – more than a third of the world’s 2.6billion population – are now thought to be under some kind of coronavirus lockdown in an attempt to control the spread of the disease.  Cases of the highly-infectious virus have now been reported on every continent except Antarctica and in virtually every country as … Read more

Global ‘internet pressure’ map shows how coronavirus puts stress on internet infrastructure

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Rise and shrine! Direct flights to Japan’s Osaka will put this heavenly region on the map 

Hiro raises his bare thigh and slams his foot on the ground spreading ripples across his man mountain of a body. He bows at his opponent and, in a vision of manboobs and giant wedgies, they engage in combat; wrestling, pushing, heaving and tugging until one emerges victorious. Suddenly, it’s my turn. I step into … Read more

A startup wants to map the spread of novel coronavirus by sampling human waste in US sewer systems

ALABAMA Alabama health officials on Tuesday ordered the closure of day cares, senior centers and on-site restaurant dining in six counties to contain the coronavirus outbreak.  The order from the Alabama Department of Public Health applies to Jefferson County, which has the highest number of cases, and the surrounding counties of Tuscaloosa, Walker, Blount, St. … Read more

Map reveals how the coronavirus outbreak has rapidly spread across the world

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Map reveals how the coronavirus outbreak has rapidly spread across the world

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Coronavirus England: Map shows areas with infected patients

Devon is the county hardest hit by coronavirus and a total of 18 cases have been confirmed there. Six people in Torbay have been revealed to have the infection, and a further 12 cases have been confirmed elsewhere in the rural county. This makes it worse hit than Hertfordshire, where there have been 13 cases, … Read more

Microsoft launches interactive map that tracks the coronavirus pandemic in real time

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more