278 articles from TUESDAY 10.3.2020
Environment leaders say feds need to push sustainability as budget nears
Environment leaders are warning the federal Liberals not to turn away from their plan to build the next federal budget around climate change, despite global economic uncertainty as the COVID-19 crisis deepens and oil prices...
Italy's nationwide coronavirus lockdown is set to rock the luxury retail industry, with brands bracing for what could be a billion-dollar setback
Many of the fashion editors who attended Milan Fashion Week have already had to self-quarantine amid the coronavirus...
19 crew members on the Grand Princess cruise ship tested positive for the coronavirus but are not being taken off because they're 'asymptomatic,' the company said
More than 1,000 crew members will stay on the ship as it sails back into the Pacific Ocean. Authorities don't yet have a plan for...
Travel bans in Wuhan only delayed the coronavirus' spread in China by 3 to 5 days, and in the rest of the world by a few weeks, new research shows
Travel restrictions alone can't stop the spread of disease. Interventions like isolating sick people and increasing hand-washing are also...
The coronavirus' average incubation period is 5 days, a study shows — but in 1% of cases, it may last longer than the standard 2-week quarantine
Researchers have pinned down how long it takes a person who's been infected with the coronavirus to test positive and show...
Inside Eyam, a 17th century English village that became one of the most remarkable cases of self-quarantine in history
When the bubonic plague reached Eyam in 1665, a third of the population died after they decided to impose a cordon around the...
Chemists create new artificial enzyme
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Computational chemists have created a novel, synthetic, three-stranded molecule that functions just like a natural metalloenzyme, or an enzyme that contains metal ions.
Leaf-inspired surface prevents frost formation
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- 20/3/10 21:47
By tweaking the texture of any material's surface, researchers experimentally reduced frost formation by up to 60%. They theoretically predict they could reduce formation by up to 80%.
Some domesticated plants ignore beneficial soil microbes
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- 20/3/10 21:47
A review by biologists finds that plant domestication has often had a negative effect on plant microbiomes, making domesticated plants more dependent on fertilizer and other soil amendments than their wild relatives. To make crops more productive and sustainable, the authors recommend reintroduction of genes from the wild relatives of commercial crops that restore domesticated plants' ability to...
New study on COVID-19 estimates 5.1 days for incubation period
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- 20/3/10 21:47
An analysis of publicly available data on infections from the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the respiratory illness COVID-19 yielded an estimate of 5.1 days for the median disease incubation period, according to a new study.
Scientists find Earth and moon not identical oxygen twins
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- 20/3/10 21:47
Scientists have found that the Earth and moon have distinct oxygen compositions and are not identical in oxygen as previously thought according to a new study.
Second patient has been cured of HIV, study suggests
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- 20/3/10 21:47
A study of the second HIV patient to undergo successful stem cell transplantation from donors with a HIV-resistant gene, finds that there was no active viral infection in the patient's blood 30 months after they stopped anti-retroviral therapy, according to a case report.
Feeding fusion: Hydrogen ice pellets prove effective for fueling fusion plasmas
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- 20/3/10 21:47
Injecting pellets of hydrogen ice rather than puffing hydrogen gas improves fusion performance. Studies by physicists compared the two methods on the DIII-D National Fusion Facility, looking ahead to the fueling to be used on ITER.
How intermittent fasting changes liver enzymes and helps prevent disease
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- 20/3/10 21:47
Research on mice reveals the surprising impact on fat metabolism and the role played by a regulator protein in the liver.
Study ties kin selection to host-manipulating behavior in parasites
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- 20/3/10 21:47
New research shows that family ties and traits such as manipulation, sacrifice and selflessness are just as key to survival in parasitic organisms as they are in cognitive species like humans. In essence, when it comes to successful transmission, some parasites get by with a little help from their kin.
UN chief says drop in emissions from virus will not solve climate crisis
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that while the global outbreak of coronavirus may have caused a temporary drop in emissions that cause global warming, it would not end the problem and might even divert attention from the fight.
A UK arcade is luring in customers by offering up toilet paper and cleaning products as prizes
Two of the arcade's grabber machines with toilet paper and hand sanitizer amid coronavirus...
Feeding fusion: hydrogen ice pellets prove effective for fueling fusion plasmas
Researchers have found that injecting pellets of hydrogen ice rather than puffing hydrogen gas improves fusion performance at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility, which General Atomics operates for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The studies by physicists based at DOE's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) compared the two methods, looking ahead...
9 ways to protect yourself from getting sick in an open office
Disinfecting your workspace, washing your hands often, and avoiding touching your face can help prevent you from contracting...
Faced with tough choices, Italy is prioritizing young COVID-19 patients over the elderly. That likely 'won't fly' in the US.
In Italy doctors are prioritizing young coronavirus patients over the elderly. An NYU medical ethicist said that 'won't fly' in the...
Study suggests Earth and Moon not identical oxygen twins
Scientists at The University of New Mexico have found that the Earth and Moon have distinct oxygen compositions and are not identical in oxygen as previously thought according to a new study released today in Nature Geoscience.
Bank of England must issue firm instructions to soften the coronavirus fallout
It’s nice of a few high street banks to offer repayment holidays but it’s a piecemeal approach. Threadneedle Street must step upThe Italian view of mortgages in the age of the coronavirus is big, bold and serious: payments can be suspended, says the government in Rome. So what about the UK? Where are our equivalent emergency measures, should they be needed?Well, there was a flurry of...
Some domesticated plants ignore beneficial soil microbes
While domestication of plants has yielded bigger crops, the process has often had a negative effect on plant microbiomes, making domesticated plants more dependent on fertilizer and other soil amendments than their wild relatives.
Leaf-inspired surface prevents frost formation
Northwestern University researchers discovered a new way to significantly reduce frost formation on any surface. The finding could help decrease the amount of energy needed for de-frosting and could potentially result in fewer canceled flights, which can be grounded by even the slightest layer of frost.
Finding the Invisible
Video Length: 4:31Scientists are using AMS-02 on the Space Station to study fundamental particles originating from sources up to billions of light years away. These particles may hold the key to understanding both the composition and history of our universe.
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Chemists create new artificial enzyme
Enzymes are nature's powerhouses. Found in the cells of all animals, plants, and every other living organism, they accelerate the chemical reactions that trigger thousands of biological functions—from forming neurons to digesting food.
Avoiding processed food won't protect you from the coronavirus, but sleep, exercise, and reducing stress will help
Experts say no amount of veggies or superfoods prevent coronavirus, although eating well, sleeping, exercises and managing stress are still...
Telling people 'don't panic' over coronavirus doesn't work. Here's what you should say instead, according to social scientists.
"Don't panic" has been a common refrain in conversations and directives around the novel coronavirus. But that's easier said than...
Angela Merkel just estimated '60 to 70%' of the German population will contract coronavirus
After a parliamentary meeting, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that '60 to 70%' of the German population will end up with the...
Play spaces are protecting against the coronavirus by using hospital-grade cleaning equipment and taking kids' temperatures
Typically, play spaces are "Petri plates" for infection. Children's gyms and community centers are being extra cautious amid the coronavirus...
Broadway shows are still on during the coronavirus outbreak, but some of the most popular musicals and plays are having steep price drops — including 'Hamilton'
The show that took the biggest hit was "The Lion King," which saw weekly sales fall $228,000, to $1.19...
'We're a bit shocked': Italians on life under coronavirus lockdown
From Milan to Palermo in Sicily, few people are even venturing out for a coffee in the local barCoronavirus latest | At a glanceBar Il Sant’Andrea is something of a barometer for the liveliness of Orvieto, a hilltop town of about 4,000 people in Italy’s central Umbria region. On a typical morning, it would be buzzing with customers having coffee, chatting or reading the newspapers.On Tuesday,...
A Survivor contestant and scarcity expert explains why you're panic-buying
Kelly Goldsmith is a professor of marketing at Vanderbilt University, who focuses on scarcity and panic after competing on the reality show...
God, science, Mendel and Freeman Dyson | Letter
Brendan O’Brien points out that science and religion are not incompatibleIt is rather ironic that, in an editorial honouring the physicist Freeman Dyson, you should refer to another scientist, Gregor Mendel, as having “left science for God”, as if science and religion were incompatible (Thinkers make progress by getting things wrong as well as getting them right, Journal, 9 March).Your...
Severe storms to come with added danger Tuesday night
As a disturbance rolls across the southern Plains, locally severe thunderstorms, some capable of spawning large hail, may pummel portions of Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas.The storms are forecast to ramp up into the Tuesday evening hours and then remain active through much of Tuesday night. The storms will be fed by a stream of moist air from Texas and will move southeastward along a...
Johnson's majority slashed as 38 Tory rebels fire warning shot over Huawei's involvement in 5G - as it happened
MPs vote down Iain Duncan Smith’s amendment by 306 votes to 282, cutting Boris Johnson’s working majority of 87Government majority cut as almost 40 Tories rebel over Huawei 5.45pm GMT Related: Coronavirus live updates: number of deaths outside China passes 1,000 as Italy records highest one-day toll 5.20pm GMT The official division list for the Huawei vote is now up.Some 38 Tory MPs actively...
What to do if you get the coronavirus, from transportation to ordering food
To keep yourself and others around you safe from COVID-19, you'll have to travel safely, self-quarantine, stock up on food, and keep your home...
These self-appointed coronavirus experts really need to pipe down | Eleanor Margolis
Donald Trump, Nigel Farage and the Twitterati should leave the public announcements to the epidemiologistsI’m no financial expert, but – if you ask me – why not withdraw every last penny from your bank account, head to your nearest casino and put it all on red? You could literally double your money. Sure, something else could happen entirely. But all investments are risky, right? And, like I...
Coins carry viruses better than paper money, experts say as China begins sterilizing cash
In China, money from high-risk areas has been taken out of circulation, and may potentially be...