Patients who have recovered from coronavirus yearn to be able to enjoy food again. Good cooking is a rare joy in these times“This is the first meal I’ve cooked in a year that in no way tasted or smelt revolting,” a grateful reader wrote to Ryan Riley and Kimberley Duke recently. While the praise might sound underwhelming, it was heartfelt: the British pair’s slim cookbook, Taste &...
Huge concerts and nonstop touring mean the music business is in dire need of reform. Performers have begun to lead – but can their industry reshape itself as the world reopens?Before the pandemic struck, it wasn’t uncommon for DJs to fly between three European cities in a weekend. The carbon footprint of globetrotting tours was massive. Festivals and gigs were criticised for the levels of...
As a specialist in biological communication between the body and brain, I know it can be hard to draw a line between the twoAs the UK nears what will hopefully be the end of lockdowns and high death tolls, our doctors and nurses are left to deal with a worrying secondary aspect of the pandemic in the shape of long Covid. There are more than 1 million people with long Covid in the UK alone,...
Worldwide, we drink around 2bn cups of coffee every day. But as coffee plants come under pressure from the climate crisis, sustaining this habit will be increasingly challenging. Recently, a new study provided a glimmer of hope: a climate-resistant coffee plant just as tasty as arabica. Patrick Greenfield asks Dr Aaron Davis about his work tracking it down, and speaks to Dr Matthew Reynolds about...
Younger people invited to get jab at more than 1,600 sites across countryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Covid-19 vaccine rollout has been extended in England for the second time in two days. Adults aged 42 and over are now able to book their jab.Here are your questions answered as the NHS in England takes another step forward in the biggest vaccination programme...
The pink moon is named not because it takes on a particular colour, but for the colour of a flowering phloxApril pink moon 2021: here’s how to take a good picture of the supermoon tonightApril’s ‘pink’ supermoon across the world – in picturesIf the clouds are accommodating, then tonight’s full “pink moon” will be a little bit bigger in the sky, as our planet’s only satellite is...
The pandemic’s death toll is now being felt most gravely in developing nations. This virus is not done yetIs there one pandemic, or two? That was a question being asked a year ago, when wealthy countries accounting for only 15% of the global population had 80% of the Covid deaths. Could it be that the rich world was more vulnerable, somehow, because its populations were older, or more...
Researchers are going on a bear hunt, using AI and radar to spot dens and track the threatened Arctic predatorsGenghis Khan got his dying wish: despite attempts by archaeologists and scientists to find the Mongolian ruler’s final resting place, the location remains a secret 800 years after his death. The search for his tomb, though, has inspired an innovative project that could help protect...
A growing chorus of scientists and philosophers argue that free will does not exist. Could they be right? Towards the end of a conversation dwelling on some of the deepest metaphysical puzzles regarding the nature of human existence, the philosopher Galen Strawson paused, then asked me: “Have you spoken to anyone else yet who’s received weird email?” He navigated to a file on his computer...
The moon is just about as close as it gets to Earth on its orbit, creating a spectacular sight Here’s how to take a good picture of the pink supermoon Continue...
Door-to-door initiative targeting elderly people reluctant to have jab to be rolled out after local successCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA coronavirus “vaccination persuasion” initiative targeting elderly people who have declined invitations to get vaccinated is gearing up to be rolled out across Turkey after proving a resounding success in a district in the...
From Sydney’s Bondi Beach, to Istanbul’s Bosphorus and the mountains of Caracas in Venezuela, the first supermoon of 2021 has been seen across the globe. A supermoon is a name given to a full moon that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth. According at NASA, this year’s super moon has been called a ‘pink’ super moon, as it appears in April and named after an American plant, pink...