Coronavirus: Diamond Princess exodus begins amid criticism over quarantine
3 HRS AGO - More than 3,000 people to disembark over three days after ship proved a fertile breeding ground Expand
3 HRS AGO - More than 3,000 people to disembark over three days after ship proved a fertile breeding ground for Covid-19Deaths rise over 2,000 in China - latest updatesHundreds of passengers have begun leaving the stricken Diamond Princess in Japan after testing negative for the coronavirus, ending two weeks of quarantine that experts say failed to prevent the virus spreading onboard.Japanese TV showed passengers – who spent quarantine largely confined to their cabins – leaving the ship on Wednesday morning to board waiting buses, while others left the pier in Yokohama, near Tokyo, by taxi. Continue reading... Collapse
First baby is born through new egg-freezing technique
8 HRS AGO - Cancer patient’s immature eggs were collected, matured in lab and frozen for use five years onA Expand
8 HRS AGO - Cancer patient’s immature eggs were collected, matured in lab and frozen for use five years onA woman who was left infertile by cancer treatment has given birth to a baby after her immature eggs were collected, matured in a lab and frozen for use five years later.Fertility specialists at Antoine Béclère University hospital in Clamart near Paris said the healthy boy, named Jules, was the first baby to be born through the new procedure. Continue reading... Collapse
Chinese film director Chang Kai and family die from coronavirus
11 HRS AGO - Four members of same family die during self-quarantine at centre of outbreak in WuhanA Chinese Expand
11 HRS AGO - Four members of same family die during self-quarantine at centre of outbreak in WuhanA Chinese film director, his sister, mother and father have all died from the coronavirus, the latest high-profile victims of the disease in Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak.Chang Kai, 55, died on 14 February. His parents died over the previous two weeks, after the family spent days together in self-quarantine, the Chinese magazine Caixin reported. Chang’s sister died hours after he did, and his wife is in a serious condition. Continue reading... Collapse
Science shouldn't be for sale – we need reform to industry-funded studies to keep people safe | Carey Gillam
15 HRS AGO - We must be able to trust the integrity of scientific research as we work to protect our families Expand
15 HRS AGO - We must be able to trust the integrity of scientific research as we work to protect our families and our planetNot again. News out of Europe this week revealed that more than 20 scientific studies submitted to regulators to prove the safety of the popular weedkilling chemical glyphosate came from a large German laboratory that has been accused of fraud and other wrongdoing.The findings come amid global debate over whether or not glyphosate causes cancer and other health problems and if regulators and chemical companies proclaiming the chemical’s safety actually have credible science on their side. Continue reading... Collapse
One blind aquatic salamander may have sat mostly still for 7 years
16 HRS AGO - Olms may live for about century and appear to spend their time moving sparingly.
Inside the 'world's hardest workout' where even the fittest are pushed to their limits
18 HRS AGO - A new class called Guts & Glory has launched at London’s Sweat IT studio, which claims to be Expand
18 HRS AGO - A new class called Guts & Glory has launched at London’s Sweat IT studio, which claims to be ‘the hardest workout on the planet’ Collapse
What is coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms?
20 HRS AGO - What are the symptoms of the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, how many people have Expand
20 HRS AGO - What are the symptoms of the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, how many people have died and when should you call a doctor?Find all our coronavirus coverage hereHow to protect yourself from infectionIt is a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered before. Like other coronaviruses, it has come from animals. Many of those initially infected either worked or frequently shopped in the Huanan seafood wholesale market in the centre of the Chinese city, which also sold live and newly slaughtered animals. Continue reading... Collapse
Coronavirus: Japan to trial HIV antiretroviral drugs on patients – latest news
20 HRS AGO - UK prepares evacuation flight for cruise ship passengers. Follow the latest newsBritish couple on Expand
20 HRS AGO - UK prepares evacuation flight for cruise ship passengers. Follow the latest newsBritish couple on Diamond Princess test positiveSenior doctor dies in WuhanWhat is the coronavirus?Share your experiences 11.47am GMT Thirty doctors in Brighton are currently in isolation after coming into contact with a GP who tested positive for coronavirus, the Argus reported.A frontline clinician told the local paper: “There are 30 doctors in isolation after coming into contact with a GP who tested positive for coronavirus at the CCG meeting. Public Health England told them to self-isolate. This is a risk. 11.36am GMT The two-week quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship ends on Wednesday, with thousands of passengers and crew set to disembark over the next several days in the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo.But a number of scientists told the Associated Press that the ship could have served as an incubator for Covid-19 instead of a quarantine facility that was meant to prevent the worsening of Collapse
British couple on Diamond Princess test positive for coronavirus
1 DAY AGO - David and Sally Abel announce positive test, as UK says it is trying to organise evacuation of Expand
1 DAY AGO - David and Sally Abel announce positive test, as UK says it is trying to organise evacuation of British citizensInfected people in Wuhan to be ‘rounded up’ - live updatesA British couple who published video diaries from a cruise liner quarantined off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, as the UK government announced plans to evacuate citizens from the ship.David Abel wrote in a Facebook post: “There is going to be a time of quiet. We have been proved positive and leaving for hospital soon. Blessings all xxx.” Continue reading... Collapse
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Coronavirus outbreak: Hong Kong records second death – live updates
3 HRS AGO - Deaths on the mainland pass 2,000 as passengers begin leaving the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Expand
3 HRS AGO - Deaths on the mainland pass 2,000 as passengers begin leaving the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. Follow all the latest news here China’s handling of the virus is a diplomatic challenge for the WHOChinese people in UK targeted with abuse over outbreak 4.51am GMT More grim news from the frontline in Wuhan. A nurse at Wuchang hospital in the city has died from the virus, the Global Times reports.A nurse, her parents and brother in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei Province, epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, have died of the #COVID19, the government of Wuhan said on Tuesday.https://t.co/adDeXZsX63 pic.twitter.com/mHqSkvBgSb 4.31am GMT Australian Olympic chief John Coates has assured athletes, fans and officials that it will be safe to attend the games scheduled for Tokyo at the end of July. Related: AOC 'satisfied' Tokyo Olympics will be safe from coronavirus Continue reading... Collapse
Having multiple children of same sex 'does not run in family
8 HRS AGO - Researchers say whether a family has lots of boys or girls, or equal mix, is down to chanceMrs Expand
8 HRS AGO - Researchers say whether a family has lots of boys or girls, or equal mix, is down to chanceMrs Bennet may have lamented having five daughters and no son in Pride and Prejudice, but it appears that Lizzy and her sisters would be unlikely to produce a similar set of children: research suggests having multiple offspring of the same sex does not run in the family.In the largest study of its kind, researchers have found that whether a family is dominated by boys or girls – or has an equal mix – is simply down to chance. Continue reading... Collapse
Chinese people in UK targeted with abuse over coronavirus
13 HRS AGO - Students and a restaurant worker in Southampton report racist incidents, prompting fears in the Expand
13 HRS AGO - Students and a restaurant worker in Southampton report racist incidents, prompting fears in the communityCoronavirus outbreak – live updatesA spate of racist incidents linked to the coronavirus outbreak are being investigated by police, prompting fears among members of the Chinese community that they will face abuse if they wear face masks.Chinese students in Southampton have been targeted with abuse, including one who had a stone thrown at them and told to go back to their “fucking country”, and another who was labelled a “fucking virus” by a passerby because she was wearing a face mask. Continue reading... Collapse
How should Jeff Bezos invest his $10bn Earth Fund?
15 HRS AGO - Scientists propose best use of funds pledged by Amazon founder to fight climate crisisAmazon Expand
15 HRS AGO - Scientists propose best use of funds pledged by Amazon founder to fight climate crisisAmazon revenue to restore the Amazon rainforest? A political war chest in the US to counter the pernicious influence of big oil? Or research funding for “moonshot” technologies to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?The world’s richest man is never going to be short of suggestions for how to spend money, but Jeff Bezos’s announcement of a new $10bn (£7.67bn) Earth Fund to fight global heating has raised the question of what is the best bang for a climate buck. Continue reading... Collapse
Why do we cry – and what can we learn from our tears?
16 HRS AGO - Weeping is informed by everything from culture and identity to social standing – and studying it Expand
16 HRS AGO - Weeping is informed by everything from culture and identity to social standing – and studying it could help us better understand ourselvesIt is common for people to scoff at tears as a behaviour and a subject of investigation. Tears are, they say, feminine, self-indulgent and melodramatic. It is not hard to notice, in those beliefs, the patriarchal assumptions about what should be valued and what should be mocked. Writing teachers will instruct students not to show their characters’ sadness through crying, calling it cheap. On the other hand, there are those who proclaim the necessity of “a good cry”, who indignantly defend weeping of all varieties and who see tearfulness almost as an identity. “I’m a crier,” they declare, praising its soul-cleansing effects. “Get over it,” their opponents instruct, demanding the shift toward progress and action that they believe crying prevents.But rather than looking at tears with a predetermined belief in their value, or away from them in Collapse
The first molecular oxygen has been spotted beyond the Milky Way
18 HRS AGO - Astronomers have detected molecular oxygen in another galaxy for the first time. The discovery is Expand
18 HRS AGO - Astronomers have detected molecular oxygen in another galaxy for the first time. The discovery is only the third sighting of O2 beyond our solar system. Collapse
Mass grave shows how Black Death devastated the countryside
20 HRS AGO - Grave in Lincolnshire dates to medieval pandemic of 1348 and reveals rural plague catastropheA Expand
20 HRS AGO - Grave in Lincolnshire dates to medieval pandemic of 1348 and reveals rural plague catastropheA mass grave containing the remains of dozens of victims of the Black Death offers chilling new evidence of the speed and scale of the devastation the plague brought to rural England, according to archaeologists.The grave, discovered in a remote corner of rural Lincolnshire, has been dated to the 14th century, almost certainly to the earliest and deadliest medieval outbreak of the disease in 1348-9. Continue reading... Collapse
Astronauts on ISS will soon talk to Earth at 'broadband speeds' thanks to new device
20 HRS AGO - The incredible device is the UK's first industrial contribution to the International Space Expand
20 HRS AGO - The incredible device is the UK's first industrial contribution to the International Space Station, which has been housing astronauts since 2000 Collapse
The hunt for endless, clean energy heads two miles underground
1 DAY AGO - A team has bored a two mile well into hot rock without causing major earthquakes – it's a good Expand
1 DAY AGO - A team has bored a two mile well into hot rock without causing major earthquakes – it's a good sign for harnessing the Earth's heat as a power source Collapse
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Researchers find a western-style diet can impair brain function
8 HRS AGO - After a week on a high fat, high added sugar diet, volunteers scored worse on memory Expand
8 HRS AGO - After a week on a high fat, high added sugar diet, volunteers scored worse on memory testsConsuming a western diet for as little as one week can subtly impair brain function and encourage slim and otherwise healthy young people to overeat, scientists claim.Researchers found that after seven days on a high fat, high added sugar diet, volunteers in their 20s scored worse on memory tests and found junk food more desirable immediately after they had finished a meal. Continue reading... Collapse
Scientists discover Neanderthal skeleton in an Iraqi cave
8 HRS AGO - The fossils provide fresh evidence the species buried their death mortuary ritualsA Neanderthal Expand
8 HRS AGO - The fossils provide fresh evidence the species buried their death mortuary ritualsA Neanderthal skeleton unearthed in an Iraqi cave, already famous for fossils of these cousins of our species, is providing fresh evidence that they buried their dead.Scientists said they had discovered the well-preserved upper body skeleton of an adult Neanderthal, who lived about 70,000 years ago, in Shanidar Cave in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq on Tuesday. The individual – dubbed Shanidar Z – was perhaps in his or her 40s or 50s with the sex was undetermined. Continue reading... Collapse
Restoration work inside Pompeii's House of Lovers – in pictures
14 HRS AGO - The ancient Roman city’s House of the Lovers has reopened to the public 40 years after it was Expand
14 HRS AGO - The ancient Roman city’s House of the Lovers has reopened to the public 40 years after it was severely damaged in 1980 by an earthquake Pompeii’s House of Lovers reopens to public Continue reading... Collapse
SpaceX to send four members of the public to space
15 HRS AGO - SpaceX plans to send four members of the public to space – if they can afford it. The company will Expand
15 HRS AGO - SpaceX plans to send four members of the public to space – if they can afford it. The company will allow civilians to buy placed onboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft, which was built to take US Collapse
Live shows get your heart racing – scientists prove it
17 HRS AGO - UCL scientists measured heart rates and sweat glands of audiences and found live shows caused much Expand
17 HRS AGO - UCL scientists measured heart rates and sweat glands of audiences and found live shows caused much greater responseScience has proved what theatre and concert goers have long known. When it comes to emotional impact, watching a live performance is so much more thrilling than a version on screen.Scientists from University College London (UCL) measured heart rates and sweat glands of audience members as they watched both theatre productions and films. They found that heart rates go up and down with the narrative arc of a story and that the highs are highest and lows lowest at a live show. The highest heart-rate levels were twice as high among those watching live theatre as those in the cinema. Continue reading... Collapse
Jeff Bezos wants to fix climate change. He can start with Amazon
19 HRS AGO - The world's richest man has pledged $10 billion to the fight against climate change. But the true Expand
19 HRS AGO - The world's richest man has pledged $10 billion to the fight against climate change. But the true test of his commitment to saving the planet will be where Amazon goes next Collapse
New cave fossils have revived the debate over Neandertal burials | Science News
20 HRS AGO - Part of a Neandertal’s skeleton was found in a hole dug in the same cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where Expand
20 HRS AGO - Part of a Neandertal’s skeleton was found in a hole dug in the same cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where the “flower burial” was found in 1960. Collapse
You can now get paid to stay in the bath for five days as part of bizarre study
21 HRS AGO - The European Space Agency (ESA) is carrying out a bizarre study in which participants will be Expand
21 HRS AGO - The European Space Agency (ESA) is carrying out a bizarre study in which participants will be suspended in the bath for five days Collapse
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