More stories
Africa declared free of polio
Africa to be declared free of polio Africa is to be declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible […] More
Coronavirus research updates: Vaccines given through the nose
Coronavirus research updates: Vaccines given through the nose could protect against infection 21 August – Vaccines given through the nose could protect against infection Studies in mice and monkeys show that nasal vaccinations can shield […] More
Federal appeals court refused to give President Trump immediate relief
Appeals court sets September 1 hearing on deadline for Trump’s financial records subpoena A federal appeals court refused to give President Donald Trump immediate relief to stop his accounting records from being turned over to […] More
China’s research-misconduct rules aim to stop fake studies
China’s research-misconduct rules target ‘paper mills’ that churn out fake studies Measures to crack down harder on falsified work look good on paper, but critics say that enforcement will continue to be a problem. Measures […] More
Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis
Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis won’t put a ‘cap’ on how high he can jump He may be in the early stages of his pole vault career, but Armand “Mondo” Duplantis has already […] More
Redirect military budgets to tackle climate change and pandemics
Redirect military budgets to tackle climate change and pandemics Despite threats to human existence from climate change, biodiversity loss and a pandemic that’s devastating economies and paralysing societies, countries still spend recklessly on destructive weapons […] More
Spectacular new step-bridge ‘floats’ over Norwegian waterfall
Spectacular new step-bridge ‘floats’ over Norwegian waterfall (CNN) – Rushing water cascades below an elevated footbridge that looks like it’s floating on air, with panoramic views of hazy mountains and a plunging, deep valley underneath. […] More
The truth about Trump’s cognitive test
The truth about Trump’s cognitive test Peggy Drexler writes that the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test — the test Trump claimed to have aced as proof of his intelligence — is not actually a measure of […] More
Universe’s coolest lab creates bizarre quantum matter in space
Universe’s coolest lab creates bizarre quantum matter in space Physicists have made a Bose-Einstein condensate on the International Space Station – allowing them to probe the mysteries of quantum physics in detail. Physicists have made […] More
Why do children avoid the worst coronavirus complications?
Why children avoid the worst coronavirus complications might lie in their arteries Since the coronavirus outbreak began, scientists have been trying to work out why children are much less likely than adults to experience severe […] More
Supreme Court debates Trump’s ability to keep taxes secret
Supreme Court debates Trump’s ability to keep financial information and taxes secret The Supreme Court is considering Tuesday whether the House of Representatives and a New York prosecutor can subpoena President Donald Trump’s accounting firm […] More
Sweden challenges Trump by refusing to lock down
Sweden challenges Trump — and scientific mainstream — by refusing to lock down Much of Europe is still on coronavirus lockdown, with severe restrictions on movement and penalties for those who transgress. Sweden’s actions are […] More
Why does the coronavirus spread so easily between people?
Why does the coronavirus spread so easily between people? Researchers have identified microscopic features that could make the pathogen more infectious than the SARS virus – and serve as drug targets. Researchers have identified microscopic […] More
Climate lawsuits are breaking new legal ground to protect the planet
Climate lawsuits are breaking new legal ground to protect the planet Twenty-year-old Nathan Baring is a third-generation Alaskan. Within his lifetime, he has seen winters shorten, cod fisheries collapse and cultural traditions suffer. He grieves […] More
Danes choose cold water swimming as a way to invigorate the senses
The Danish trick to “shock” your body into happiness It’s a chilly, breezy afternoon in Denmark’s north Jutland, but local residents are not deterred. A line of people dressed in white bathrobes appear from behind […] More
Why faces don’t always tell the truth about feelings
Why faces don’t always tell the truth about feelings Human faces pop up on a screen, hundreds of them, one after another. Some have their eyes stretched wide, others show lips clenched. Some have eyes […] More
Insight: Study finds many climate change denial tweets come from bots
Bots post quarter of climate change tweets A study by researchers at Brown University has found a quarter of posts about climate change on Twitter were written by bots. Bots are computer programs that can […] More
How to make junk food less tempting to children
How to make junk food less tempting to children More than children are overweight or obese when they start primary school, rising to one in three by the time they start secondary school. Which children […] More
Technology and work-life balance: Beyond the 9-to-5
Beyond the 9-to-5 Leaps in technology and a fundamental shift in attitudes concerning working life have disrupted the way we work and communicate. BBC Worklife will explore how the traditional 9-5 style of work is […] More
Insight: Five racist myths debunked
BBC Radio 4 – Radio 4 in Four – Five racist myths debunked The primary pigment in human skin is called melanin, and it’s used to protect us from the sun. It absorbs the sun’s […] More
David Sinclair: Harvard Geneticist On Extending Human Lifespan
David Sinclair PhD is a biologist and Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biological Mechanisms of Aging and author of the New York Times bestseller […] More
USA: the opioid crises has claimed more than 400 000 victims and continues
The Pharmacist review – when doctors become drug dealers Sometimes when you watch a documentary – particularly one of the new wave of true crime serial documentaries – you can’t help but imagine the moment […] More
Insight: Canada’s little-known geological wonder
Canada’s little-known geological wonder The last time Candice LaFaver spotted the purple grains of sand along the shoreline at Candle Lake Provincial Park was in 2018. That July, she and her family had taken out […] More
Video: Sweden’s Duplantis soars 6.17m to break pole vault world record
Congratulations Armand Duplantis!! World silver medallist Armand Duplantis broke the pole vault world record on Saturday when the American-born Swede soared 6.17 metres on his second attempt at a World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting in […] More
Video: Duplantis attempts 6.17m Pole Vault World Record Dusseldorf 2020
The American-born Swede was bidding for a world record 6.17 metres when he brushed off the bar with his arm during his second attempt at the height. Had Duplantis succeeded, he would have topped Frenchman […] More
Load More
Congratulations. You've reached the end of the internet.
