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5 articles from Guardian Unlimited Science

Expect another Omicron wave in early summer, Sage says

But experts are confident worst case scenarios for current Covid wave unlikely to occurCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageScientists advising the government have predicted there will be a fresh wave of Omicron cases in the early summer as people resume social activities and immunity wanes.But experts on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) said they were...

‘Menace to public health’: 270 doctors call out Spotify over Joe Rogan’s podcast

An open letter expresses concern about Covid misinformation and specifically addresses an episode with virologist Robert MaloneA total of 270 US doctors, scientists, healthcare professionals and professors have written an open letter to streaming company Spotify, expressing concern about medical misinformation on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, listed as the platform’s most popular program.The...

Could a global farmers’ assembly help cut agriculture pollution?

Ammonia from animal waste and fertilisers used to grow feed create air pollution and poorer suffer mostWe think of industry and traffic as the main sources of air pollution and overlook farming and food production.A new study from the Chinese University of Hong Kong examined the impacts from changing diets and increased meat production in China since the 1980s. Initially, the changes in...

New study of 1980s Mars meteorite debunks proof of ancient life on planet

Scientists who were part of original 1996 study stand by their observations claiming new findings are ‘disappointing’A four billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists have said.In 1996, a Nasa-led team announced that organic compounds in the rock appeared to have been left by...