Fears of the coronavirus have fueled rising anti-Chinese sentiment online as a combination of traditional slurs and new terms such as "kungflu" conflate the pandemic with ethnic and national identity, say social media researchers who tracked surging expressions of hostility for papers published Wednesday evening.

Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Engineering launched “CU-RoboCovid” on Wednesday (April 8) to help doctors and nurses who are in the frontline of the battle against Covid-19.

Coronavirus knocked down - at least for a time - internet pioneer Vinton Cerf, who offers this reflection on the experience: "I don't recommend it. . . It's very debilitating."

Aquarium Online Academy bit.ly/AOPacademy - - - Sorry, parents: There's no scientific cure for antsy kids. Similarly, there's no substitute for a field trip - especially when social distancing has closed the nation's zoos, museums and recreational facilities.

For David Krieger's kids in south Florida, screens were a weekend treat. Now, every day is iPad-appropriate. The family's schedule tries to cap the fun time on screens for the two kids to an hour between their educational activities, both also on electronic displays: a Zoom reading class, and an online drawing session. But the limit never sticks. With two working parents, "it is a necessity," Krieger says.