Humans, microbes (bacteria, viruses, fungi), and plants all react differently to dry ambient conditions. Microbes adapt quickly by shrinking down, forming thicker membranes, and becoming dormant.

When you exhale, the aerosol droplets you expel experience a big shock. In an instant, these particles are thrust from the humid, carbon dioxide-rich environment of the lungs into indoor air that’s ...

In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a global pandemic known as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 has been caused by the rapid spread of a novel ...