17 articles from SATURDAY 27.6.2020
'Blown away’: Australian coronavirus researchers examine everything from breastfeeding to explosives technology
A new report by Research Australia details more than 200 ongoing Covid-19 studies that extend far beyond the search for a vaccineSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsMore than 200 Australian studies into Covid-19 are under way, extending far beyond the search for a vaccine.Almost every Covid-19 research...
How one teaspoon of Amazon soil teems with fungal life
Scientists discover hundreds of different fungi in Amazonian soil, thought to play a vital role in nature.
How one teaspoon of Amazon soil teems with fungal life
Scientists discover hundreds of different fungi in Amazonian soil, thought to play a vital role in...
Promising treatment to slow kidney disease doesn't prove out in clinical trial
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- 20/6/27 17:24
Progression of kidney disease in type 1 diabetes is correlated with increased amounts of uric acid. A drug that reduces uric acid levels was tested in a multi-institution randomized clinical trial. Though the study did not show the desired clinical benefit, it did provide a very clear answer to an important scientific question.
Massive Saharan dust aerosol blanket
- ScienceDaily
- 20/6/27 17:24
Dust storms from Africa's Saharan Desert traveling across the Atlantic Ocean are nothing new, but the current dust storm has been quite expansive and NASA satellites have provided a look at the massive June plume. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite showed the blanket of dust had moved over the Gulf of Mexico and extended into Central America and over part of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Greens joins three-party Ireland coalition
The Corkman will lead a three-party coalition of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party.
More fragments from 1952 crash in Alaska found in glacier
A lucky Buddha figurine, a flight suit, several 3-cent stamps, a crumpled 1952 Mass schedule for St. Patrick's Church in Washington, D.C., and 480 bags containing individual human remains.
Australian outback station turned into national park
A slice of the Australian outback almost the size of greater London will be turned into a national park to help protect threatened species, authorities said Saturday, in a move welcomed by green groups.
First Viking ship excavation in a century begins in Norway
Just three other well-preserved vessels from the period have been discovered in the Scandinavian country.
Washing machines' microplastic filters 'untested'
Filters can cut ocean-bound microplastics from washing machines, but more tests are needed, study...
Washing machines' microplastic filters 'untested'
Filters can cut ocean-bound microplastics from washing machines, but more tests are needed, study finds.
‘Parents can look at their foetus in real time’: are artificial wombs the future?
Scientists are currently pushing on an ethical boundary. Will out of body gestation ever replace the experience of human birth?The lamb is sleeping. It lies on its side, eyes shut, ears folded back and twitching. It swallows, wriggles and shuffles its gangly legs. Its crooked half-smile makes it look content, as if dreaming about gambolling in a grassy field. But this lamb is too tiny to venture...
The US now has more covid-19 tests than it knows what to do with
“We have the greatest testing program anywhere in the world,” US President Donald Trump told reporters on June 23. “We test better than anybody in the world. Our tests are the best in the world, and we have the most of them. By having more tests, we find more cases.” Trump went on to say…
Coronavirus Australia: Victoria reports jump of 41 cases and sends emergency alerts to hotspots
New South Wales makes Covid-19 tests mandatory for returned travellers and reports six new casesCoronavirus live blog: India passes 500,000 cases as Victoria reports surgeSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsVictoria has reported another Covid-19 jump with 41 new cases reported on Saturday as the Australian...
A supermassive black hole lit up a collision of two smaller black holes
Astronomers from Caltech have reported that they’ve observed a collision between two black holes. Normally such an event is invisible, but this time a more massive black hole sitting nearby helped illuminate the other two as they collided. If confirmed, the findings, published in Physical Review Letters, would be the first optical observations ever made of a black hole merger.
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Student nurses will be paid until the end of their NHS frontline contracts
Royal College of Nursing welcomed the clarity following a period of ‘confusion and distress’ Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Royal College of Nursing has welcomed an assurance that student nurses drafted into frontline NHS services battling coronavirus in England will have their contracts honoured following a period of “confusion and distress”.It comes...
After ad boycotts, Facebook says it will label rule-breaking posts — including Trump's
Facebook said Friday that it will flag all "newsworthy" posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from U.S. President Donald...