A dataset of 1,000 facial photos of Japanese wearing masks is suddenly in high demand amid a growing need for massive amounts of images to train facial recognition programs. Operators of stock ...

Donald Trump introduced a little levity in the Oval Office press conference, saying, 'You’re wearing a mask, so nice of you!' ...

Mask requirements have largely ceased, and deciding whether to wear one is up to the individual. And some people do make that choice, particularly during cold and flu season, though polling suggests ...

Being able to wear a face mask may have also affected how people with facial differences felt about themselves. Most of our participants—82 percent—felt less self-conscious about their own ...

Four years after the Covid-19 pandemic's onset, a lot less people are wearing masks. As vaccines offered protection and the rate of spread slowed, government recommendations for masking dropped.

Japanese people have taken to wearing face masks during the pandemic, but the main reason for doing so has more to do with going along with others than preventing the coronavirus from spreading ...