183 articles from THURSDAY 2.12.2021
Will the Omicron Covid variant cancel Christmas?
A new Covid variant first identified in South Africa is spreading around the world, with leaders rushing to respond. Our science correspondent Nicola Davis outlines what we know so far about the Omicron variantThe identification of a new Covid variant has sent shockwaves around the world as leaders scramble once again to close borders and reintroduce measures aimed at slowing the spread of the...
New plan to pay farmers who protect winter soil
The empty brown fields of winter countryside could be transformed under new land subsidy rules for England.
Which role models are best for STEM? Researchers offer recommendations in new analysis
- ScienceDaily
- 21/12/2 02:39
An analysis of the effect role models have on students' motivation in studying STEM subjects points to new ways to deploy these leaders in order to encourage learning across different populations.
Novel immune cell population may trigger inflammation in multiple sclerosis and other brain disorders
- ScienceDaily
- 21/12/2 02:39
A group of immune cells that normally protect against inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract may have the opposite effect in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other brain inflammation-related conditions, according to a new study. The results suggest that countering the activity of these cells could be a new therapeutic approach for such conditions.
Beads of glass in meteorites help scientists piece together how solar system formed
- ScienceDaily
- 21/12/2 02:39
Scientists have published an analysis laying out how the tiny beads of glass inside many meteorites came to be -- and what they can tell us about what happened in the early solar system.
Daily heat records smashed throughout B.C.'s Okanagan as subtropical winds whip through region
Penticton reached 22.1 C on Wednesday, over 10 degrees warmer than the previous record for Dec. 1, and just shy of the all-time Canadian temperature record for the month.
Oil and gas industry must pay for abandoned well cleanup, new Alberta rules say
Alberta's oil and gas regulator has rolled out new rules aimed at addressing the growing problem of inactive and abandoned wells in the province, but critics say the industry should be forced to do even more to clean up after...