A bright meteor shot across and lit up the night sky of south Florida and the Bahamas on Monday. The moment was captured by security cameras and dashcams across the regionHundreds capture spectacular fireball passing uncomfortably close to Earth Continue...
Analysis: buying new and existing technologies ensured alternatives if a vaccine failed or had supply issuesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has said the decision by Johnson & Johnson to delay the supply of its Covid vaccine to Europe, while the US investigates reports of six cases of unusual blood clots in young women who have had the jab, will not...
Local restrictions may be needed, specialists warn, as South Africa strain is identified in LondonCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLocal restrictions should be imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus variants when clusters emerge to avoid local or national lockdowns, scientists have said after the UK’s biggest surge testing operation got under way.In south London,...
Mark Winstanley describes the quiet revolution that is transforming care for those with mental illness, while Dr Patrick Roycroft and Dr Sarajane Aris call for more compassion-based psychological helpIn the 1970s, cancer was stigmatised and support was underfunded. We have come a long way since then – albeit with road still left to travel. A key factor in this turn of fortune was hope that...
More than 200 people submitted reports and videos of a fiery trail and apparent space-rock explosion To the American Meteor Society it was simply Event 2281-2021, an unremarkable name for a spectacular fireball that made an uncomfortably close pass to Earth on Monday.A fiery trail and apparent space-rock explosion was captured on doorbell cameras and dashcams and was visible to stargazers from...
Prof Marie Scully developed a diagnostic test at University College London hospital after seeing rare side-effect in patientCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMarie Scully was alarmed and puzzled. “It didn’t make sense,” she said. The consultant haematologist at University College London hospital (UCLH) had seen patients with blood clots in the brain and low...
FDA and CDC release statement recommending pauseSix reported US cases of ‘rare and severe problem’US health agencies have recommended states pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, after reports of rare and severe blood clots emerged in six women. More than 6.8m doses have been administered nationally. Related: Coronavirus live news: US agencies call for pause of...
This documentary about the celebrated folklorist also takes a leisurely look at the working methods of the artists he reveresThere’s an unmistakable slow-cinema vibe to this scrupulously observational documentary, which seems somehow to go on for weeks despite its 100-minute running time. The ostensible subject matter is American anthropologist Henry Glassie, who is college professor emeritus in...
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsScientists and astronomers tell us that the universe is expanding. But what is it expanding into, ie what’s beyond the universe?Phil Town, LisbonPost your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com....
Online booking for over-45s goes down as third jab offers alternative to AstraZeneca for under-30sCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe NHS England website allowing over-45s to book their coronavirus vaccination initially crashed, moments after it was opened.The website appeared to go down just after slots were made available. Users were met with the message: “The NHS...
After mounting concern over reports of rare but serious blood clots in a small number of recipients of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, last week the UK’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended that healthy adults under 30 should have an alternative jab if they can. To find out what’s behind the change in advice, Nicola Davis speaks to Dr Sue Pavord about what this...
Sixty years ago, an air force pilot named Yuri Gagarin became the first human being in space, taking the Soviet Union's own giant leap for mankind and spurring a humiliated United States to race for the moon. Gagarin's 108-minute mission marked a historic achievement for the Soviet Union, which beat the US in a tight race to launch the first human into space. Continue...
Plant more bean-like crops in Europe and consider ‘healthy diet transition’ to beat climate crisis, say scientistsAdding the likes of peas, lentils, beans, and chickpeas to your diet, and farming more of them, could result in more nutritious and effective food production with large environmental benefits, scientists have found.Researchers calculated a “nutritional density” unit for...