Carbon emissions from tropical deforestation this century are far higher than previously thought, doubling in just two decades and continuing to accelerate, according to a study. The world’s forests form an enormous carbon store, holding an estimated 861 gigatons of carbon – equivalent to nearly a century’s worth of annual fossil fuel ... Read More »
Reinfections from the sub-variant BA.2 can occur shortly after a person has caught Omicron but are rare, new research suggests. The study, which looked at 47 cases of BA.2 infection that came shortly after an Omicron infection, found that this phenomenon disproportionately affects unvaccinated people. BA.2 is a spin-off from the Omicron ... Read More »
Geologists studying the US state of Wyoming have discovered a type of meteorite crater never before seen on Earth, the result of a powerful impact millions of years before dinosaurs walked the planet. In a study published in the Geological Society of America Bulletin, the team of German and American scientists describes a field of secondary impact ... Read More »
When Harry Stamper sets off a bomb to save planet Earth in the film Armageddon, his life flashes before his eyes. Now research has revealed tantalising clues that such recall may not be Hollywood hyperbole. An international team of scientists has reported an unexpected situation in which they recorded the brain ... Read More »
A new experimental method of turning the virulence of the novel coronavirus against itself could potentially lead to novel therapeutics against Covid-19, according to a new study. The new strategy, according to researchers led by teams from Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Boston Children’s Hospital, has shown promise in mice and in human cells in a lab ... Read More »
Evidence of the earliest ear surgery performed on a human was found by archaeologists in Spain in a skull that dates back to about 5,300 years. Researchers, including those from the University of Valladolid in Spain, analysed the skull that was unearthed in 2018 at the Dolmen of El Pendónis – a dig site near Burgos city, ... Read More »
Facebook is launching its short video feature Reels to more than 150 countries, its owner Meta Platforms (FB.O) said on Tuesday, in a move to expand its fastest growing content format. The social media giant, which recently lost a third of its market value after a dismal earnings report, has highlighted Reels ... Read More »
Black carbon pollution from tourism and research activities in Antarctica is likely increasing snowmelt on the continent by an estimated 83 tonnes for each visitor, according to new research. Scientists have estimated that the black carbon produced by vessels, planes and diesel generators results in 23mm of additional snowmelt each summer in ... Read More »
It is widely accepted as one of life’s bleak but unavoidable facts: as we get older, our brains get slower. But now a study, based on data from more than 1 million people, suggests that mental processing speed remains almost constant until the age of 60. The analysis puts perceived ... Read More »
The Ebola virus can persist in some parts of the body, including in brain fluid, and re-emerge long after treatment and recovery to cause fatal disease, reveals a new groundbreaking study. The findings, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, have major implications for long-term follow-up efforts to reduce disease relapse in individuals ... Read More »
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