Social distancing is a public health intervention. Measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus are underway with schools closed, sports events canceled and business conferences postponed.

Although the practice of quarantine is ancient, the term “social distancing” is actually quite recent. The problem with “social distancing” is that it points to the wrong thing: It’s not social ...

Long before humans learned about and started 'social distancing due to COVID-19,' animals in nature intuitively practiced social distancing when one of their own became sick. Forager ants do it, ...

The past week has been life-changing for students, families, children and workers across the globe. We’re facing a pandemic that’s disrupting the ways we work and socialize. It was a meme we could ...

Using public transportation, visiting a place of worship, or otherwise traveling from the home is associated with a significantly higher likelihood of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2—the coronavirus ...

Staying emotionally close is key. Source: Liz Weddon / Unsplash Social distancing has become the global norm to slow the spread of COVID-19. Yet we must be careful with the words we use, as they have ...