Scientists are comparing the profiles of those who are dying with previous waves – here’s what they knowCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOfficial statistics show Covid is claiming 100 lives a day on average across the UK.But the figures tell only a fraction of the story. Continue...
Prof J Kiley Hamlin from the International Congress for Infant Studies calls into question a study showing impaired cognition in children, and says there is reason to be optimistic about their resilienceResults from a scientific paper have been racing around the internet like wildfire, perhaps because they confirm parents’ worst fears: infants born during the pandemic show a large and...
Inspired by a Guardian article, the theatre’s surreal and spellbinding show AI is a collaboration between humans and the system GPT-3Last autumn, a deep-learning computer programme wrote an essay for the Guardian. The GPT-3 system argued that humans had nothing to fear from robots. Kwame Kwei-Armah, artistic director of the Young Vic, read it and felt inspired. Could there be a future in...
Taiwanese company TiSPACE is planning three launches from South Australia in 2021, amid hopes the event will provide a boost to Australia’s space industryGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAustralia’s first commercial rocket launch will take place in South Australia this year, after receiving approval from the federal government.Australian space company Southern Launch will...
US state asks people to reduce movement to tackle spread of Delta strain; Israel sees cases dip in wake of third shots; Australia’s Crood planUS: FDA gives full approval to Pfizer Covid vaccineUK deaths averaging 100 a day amid fears over rise when schools return‘My taste hasn’t come back’: vaccinated people on catching CovidSee all our coronavirus coverage 10.05am BST Russia reported...
In mid-June this year, some brands of cat food were recalled as a precaution after a sudden increase in cases of feline pancytopenia, a rare blood disease that can be fatal. Shivani Dave speaks to Daniella Dos Santos, a practicing small animal and exotic pet vet and the senior vice-president of the British Veterinary Association, to understand what the food recall means for cat owners, and to find...
Sortie will not take place until after SpaceX cargo run this weekend and Russian spacewalks in SeptemberNasa is delaying a spacewalk at the International Space Station because of a medical issue involving one of its astronauts.Officials announced the postponement on Monday, less than 24 hours before Mark Vande Hei was supposed to float outside. Continue...
Findings may help explain why incidence of bowel cancer is rising among younger adults in developed regionsChildren of women who were overweight or obese when pregnant have a higher risk of developing bowel cancer in later life, research suggests.Obesity in women has previously been linked to health problems in their offspring. Among them, studies have suggested women who are overweight when...
Study reinforces the hard evidence that carbon emissions are the main cause of worsening extreme weatherThe record-shattering rainfall that caused deadly flooding across Germany and Belgium in July was made up to nine times more likely by the climate crisis, according to research.The study also showed that human-caused global heating has made downpours in the region up to 20% heavier. The work...