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Google has published charts showing how the coronavirus has brought hard-hit Italy to a standstill, led to runs on grocery stores around the world and prompted a stark drop in going out between Mardi Gras and St. Patrick's Day. Source

PARIS, FRANCE -- Google will publish location data from its users around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness of social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech giant said. Source

TORONTO -- Google is sharing its Canadian users’ location data to help politicians and public health officials in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tech giant said in a blog post Friday that it will start releasing regular reports of its users’ movements in areas across Canada. Source

NEW DELHI, INDIA -- Originally created by a robot scientist and a neurosurgeon to help India's poor, a toaster-sized ventilator is offering hope in the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic and demand is booming. The virus at its most lethal attacks the lungs, making ventilators -- which pump breathable air into a patient -- critical for hospitals around the world as they are swamped with COVID-19 cases. Source

Protective measures against COVID-19 have been preached daily since the onset of the pandemic — wash your hands, keep your distance, stop touching your face. Should disinfect your cell phone be added to that list? "Cell phones are like an organ of your body, an extension of your body," microbiology specialist Jason Tetro said from Edmonton in a phone interview with The Canadian Press. Source

Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery over the age of a landmark skull found in 1921 in Zambia — the first fossil of an extinct human species discovered in Africa — in research with big implications for deciphering the origin of our own species. Source

Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery over the age of a landmark skull found in 1921 in Zambia — the first fossil of an extinct human species discovered in Africa — in research with big implications for deciphering the origin of our own species. Source

As millions of Canadians adapt to working from home, keeping up with the news and physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic — it's expected screen time on all their devices will increase. Ramona Pringle, a technology columnist and an associate professor at Ryerson University, suggests if you see a jump in your smartphone usage, try not to worry about it so much. Source

When scientists find microbial life thriving in some of the most extreme environments on Earth, it gives them hope that they may be able to find life on other planets. Now, researchers have discovered billions of bacteria living in tiny cracks in volcanic rocks beneath the ocean floor, more than nine miles below the surface of the ocean and an additional 300 feet below the ocean floor, according to a new study published Thursday. Source

TORONTO -- For those in the Greater Toronto Area desperate for something to do this week, it might be time to dust off the telescope. According to NASA’s SkyWatch website, the International Space Station will be viewable in the night sky this week as it flies between the area and the moon. Source