25 articles from SATURDAY 16.5.2020
For all its sophistication, AI isn't fit to make life-or-death decisions | Kenan Malik
‘Following the science’ is a disingenuous policy because mathematical reckoning and human judgments are very different things Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageArtificial intelligence is searching for the drugs to combat Covid-19. It enabled the pandemic to be tracked and information about it to be synthesised. It is diagnosing patients, triaging them, and...
How coronavirus is driving a revolution in travel
Manchester is spearheading a new effort to create space for walking and cycling.
When Did Coronavirus Arrive in the U.S.? Here's a Review of the Evidence.
SEATTLE -- In a county north of Seattle, two people who came down with respiratory illnesses in December now have antibodies for the coronavirus. In Florida, a public health official who got sick in January believes he had COVID-19.And in California, a surprising discovery that an early-February death in San Jose was linked to the coronavirus has triggered a broader search for how that person was...
How NASA is building a new breed of spacesuit for the first expedition to Mars
As it turns out, you can't just wear your moon boots to...
The end of plastic? New plant-based bottles will degrade in a year
Carlsberg and Coca-Cola back pioneering project to make ‘all-plant’ drinks bottlesBeer and soft drinks could soon be sipped from “all-plant” bottles under new plans to turn sustainably grown crops into plastic in partnership with major beverage makers.A biochemicals company in the Netherlands hopes to kickstart investment in a pioneering project that hopes to make plastics from plant...
You cured a deadly disease — and now you're afflicted by fame
Jonas Salk was hailed a hero for helping to defeat polio. But fame came at a cost. Will the same befall creators of a coronavirus...
Government faces legal action over refusal to publish Sage minutes
Businessman Simon Dolan says ministers must disclose science behind ‘totalitarian’ lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA millionaire businessman is launching legal action against the government for refusing to disclose minutes of the Sage meetings that informed its decision to impose the coronavirus lockdown.Simon Dolan, who owns Jota Aviation, said he...
French boy dies from coronavirus-linked Kawasaki disease
Nine-year-old from Marseille had been ‘in contact with’ virus before dying in hospitalCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA nine-year-old boy from Marseille is reported to have died from Kawasaki disease, the mysterious inflammatory syndrome linked to coronavirus.The boy is believed to be the first victim of the disease in France and only the second in Europe after a...
Trump says US is developing a 'super duper' missile – video
Unveiling the flag for his new space force, Donald Trump said the US was developing a 'super-duper missile' to outpace its military adversaries. 'We have no choice, we have to do it with the adversaries we have out there. We have, I call it the super duper missile and I heard the other night [it’s] 17 times faster than what they have right now,' the US president said on...
Humpback Whales Have Made a Remarkable Recovery, Giving Us Hope for the Planet
In the depths of the ocean, and out of sight for most of us, there’s a quiet miracle happening. Many humpback whale populations, previously devastated by commercial whaling, are making a comeback. And no, before you ask, this has nothing to do with the coronavirus.
A recent study on humpbacks that breed off the coast of Brazil and call Antarctic waters home during the summer has shown that...
Humpback Whales Have Made a Remarkable Recovery, Giving Us Hope for the Planet
Thanks to global cooperation the Humpback whale population is recovering. This gives us an important model for how to heal the...
Live gene bank only hope for inner Bay of Fundy salmon
The survival of Atlantic salmon in the inner Bay of Fundy is now almost entirely dependent on two federal fish hatcheries, according to a new and dire population estimate released by Fisheries and Oceans...
Why contact tracing may be a mess in America
Dozens of states across the US are pinning their hopes on contact tracing to control the spread of the coronavirus and enable regions to reopen without sparking major resurgences of the outbreak.
Alaska, California, Massachusetts, New York, and others are collectively hiring and training tens of thousands of people to interview infected patients, identify people they may have...
'Golden tongue' helps ensure maple syrup quality
Scientists use the precious element to grade the quality of the natural...
'Golden tongue' helps ensure maple syrup quality
Scientists use the precious element to grade the quality of the natural sweetener.
Leopards spotted in Pakistan capital's park as virus clears way
Leopards, jackals and other creatures living in Islamabad's tree-covered hills have been enjoying a rare respite from the throngs of hikers and joggers that normally pack the trails.
A biotech company is collecting human skin donated from cosmetic surgery and keeping it alive for testing
Genoskin can keep human skin samples alive for seven days for a wide range of pharmaceutical, biotech and cosmetic...
BAME women make up 55% of UK pregnancy hospitalisations with Covid-19
Study prompts experts to issue guidance for maternity workers about increased riskCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than half of pregnant women who were admitted to hospital with coronavirus in the UK were from a black and minority ethnic background, a study has found, prompting experts to issue guidance for midwives to remain on high alert and lower the threshold...
'Cells-soldiers' turned to be more resistant than 'cells-combat medics'
Researchers from Sechenov University (Russia) and University of Pittsburgh (USA) discovered that the resistance of innate immune cells, macrophages, to ferroptosis -- a type of programmed cell death -- depends on the type of their activation. It turned out that cells helping tissues to recover from inflammation were more vulnerable. The researchers identified the mechanisms underlying the cells'...
Heart attack prevention lags for people with stroke, peripheral artery disease
Although all three conditions can lead to heart attack, people with stroke or peripheral artery disease were less likely to receive preventive treatments to prevent heart attack than people with coronary artery disease. Stroke survivors were more likely to report poor health care satisfaction and more emergency room visits.Patients with peripheral artery disease had the highest out-of-pocket...
'Star Trek, not Star Wars:' NASA releases basic principles for moon exploration pact
NASA on Friday set the stage for a global debate over the basic principles governing how humans will live and work on the moon, as it released the main tenets of an international pact for moon exploration called the Artemis Accords. The accords seek to establish 'safety zones' that would surround future moon bases to prevent what the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration called...
Using big data to design gas separation membranes, reduce CO2
- ScienceDaily
- 20/5/16 04:53
Researchers have developed a method that combines big data and machine learning to selectively design gas-filtering polymer membranes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their study is the first to apply an experimentally validated machine learning method to rapidly design and develop advanced gas separation membranes.
Coronavirus live news: US deaths headed for 100,000 by June, Brazil health minister resigns
Beijing pressures Europe to stop Taiwan joining WHO; record increase in daily Brazil cases; Covid-19 spreads in Yemen. Follow the latest updatesTrump unveils ‘warp-speed’ effort to create vaccine by year’s endBrazil loses second health minister in less than a monthUS deaths projected to reach 100,000 by 1 June – CDCAustralia coronavirus updates – liveCoronavirus latest: at a glance...
UK researchers hope dogs can be trained to detect coronavirus
£500,000 government funding for project that ‘could revolutionise’ screeningCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDogs are to be trained to try to sniff out the coronavirus before symptoms appear in humans, under trials launched with £500,000 of government funding.Dogs have already been successfully trained to detect the odour of certain cancers, malaria and...