The first flu vaccines were available just a few months after the Spanish flu pandemic started. But in an age when scientists knew little about viruses, they were all aimed at bacteria.

Thoughts after finding a whole bean in my coffee powder this morning

It’s not a proven cure so far, but blood plasma of recovered Covid patients is already on the black market. Some states have set up plasma banks to deal with the shortage. Biotechnology companies are trying to make Covid antibodies found in plasma through cloning, and one American company is making them in cows...

They have not reopened since March, but schools cannot remain closed indefinitely. Children are missing out on a lot more than lessons and tests. How do we decide when to reopen schools? Here’s my pick of recent views on the topic

June has just ended, and in another time children would have returned to school now after their summer break. But this year, both school and childhood are in suspension. There are online classes, but no mischief and games, nor assemblies and events. Experts are worried about the effect of this curtailed life on children

As consumers, we are served best by more trade, not self-sufficiency. Here's why

People choose to have kids when they think the joy will outweigh the costs. With the covid pandemic raging, young people are worried about their jobs, pay cuts and falling sick. Who wants to have kids in this atmosphere?