Many of the words we're using during the COVID-19 pandemic such as 'social distancing' or 'quarantine', were actually formed during earlier outbreaks.

Simon Horobin · The Conversation 19 May 2020

Arts and Culture

Here are some non-coronavirus stories you might have missed this week

There is more to the news agenda than coronavirus. From Eurovision’s voting tactics to overlooked pollinators, here are some of the stories you might have missed.

Douglas Broom 15 May 2020

COVID-19

This is how music helps us get through difficult times

Research shows that music has a powerful effect on people going through hard times and can help them to remember who they are.

Emily Abrama Ansari · The Conversation 09 May 2020

COVID-19

In pictures: children around the world display their lockdown art

Confined to their homes by the COVID-19 pandemic, children are drawing and painting the things that they miss – as well as the things that scare them.

Douglas Broom 05 May 2020

Circular Economy

3 ways the ancient world embraced the circular economy

From Dubai to Pompeii, our ancient ancestors may have been more into recycling than we previously thought.

Emma Charlton 04 May 2020

COVID-19

What the Spanish Flu of 1918 can teach us about COVID-19: this week's World Vs Virus podcast

It killed more people than the Great War, but 20th Century's worst pandemic is rarely remembered. Author Laura Spinney tells us what we should learn from history.

Robin Pomeroy 01 May 2020

COVID-19

How coronavirus is affecting indigenous people in the Amazon

There are growing fears that COVID-19 may wreak havoc in the Amazon. Finding a way to help indigenous communities is hard, as each tribe is different and therefore needs a different respo...

Nina Moeller and JM Pedersen · The Conversation 29 Apr 2020

Book Club

Celebrating reading at home during COVID-19: World Book Day

With schools closed and families at home, World Book Day reminds us we need the joy and inspiration of reading more than ever.

Kaya Bulbul 23 Apr 2020

Media, Entertainment and Information

The stories you might have missed last week

From a pink supermoon to a plastic-eating enzyme, here are news stories that may have slipped down your news feed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Katharine Rooney 14 Apr 2020

Book Club

3 campaigns spreading the joy of reading to children at home

COVID-19 has affected 1.5 billion students worldwide. To calm nerves and raise money for kids in need, authors and celebrities are reading books online.

Kaya Bulbul 14 Apr 2020

COVID-19

If a virus could sing ... Could this musical version of COVID-19 help us defeat the disease?

A scientist has created a musical composition that represents the structure of a coronavirus protein. The haunting music could help us understand and fight back against COVID-19.

Robin Pomeroy 09 Apr 2020

COVID-19

This is how COVID-19 has changed media habits in each generation

As lockdowns continue worldwide, to curtail the spread of COVID-19, we're consuming more media than ever before. Here's how it differs by each generation.

Katie Jones · Visual Capitalist 09 Apr 2020

Arts and Culture

Ode to Beethoven: why we must find joy in times of crisis

The conductor Marin Alsop on the messages of creativity and resilience in Symphony No. 9, which culminates in the Ode to Joy.

Marin Alsop 07 Apr 2020

COVID-19

These artists have found creative ways to offer hope amid the COVID-19 crisis

Technology is providing a lifeline to artists during the coronavirus pandemic – and to their audiences stuck at home.

Barbara Stcherbatcheff 07 Apr 2020

Book Club

These are Margaret Atwood's reads for while on lockdown

The author of The Handmaid's Tale took to Twitter to offer book recommendations for the pandemic, including detective novels, romances and comic books.

Kaya Bulbul 07 Apr 2020

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