The UK’s most popular expletive has changed after a 27% drop in cursing over 20 yearsSo it’s farewell to bloody Nora. The f-word has become Britain’s most popular swearword, overtaking “bloody”, as the nation’s use of expletives has dropped over the pa…
Tropical Storm Henri will make landfall in the northeastern United States
Inland flooding is likely from Henri.
Rocket Report: Firefly completes static fire, Blue Origin gets HLS stay
“This requirement is in alignment with our US government customer.”
「ワクチン・アパルトヘイト」を放置すると、世界は終わりのないパンデミックに陥る
世界中で接種されたワクチンのほとんどは高・中所得国で打たれ、最貧国では23年までワクチン接種が進まないという予想もある。世界が協調して「ワクチン・ナショナリズム」を排し、「ワクチン・アパルトヘイト」とも言われるこの格差を是正しなければ、貧しい地域は急激な感染拡大に脆弱なままで、ウイルスに変異の機会を与え続けることになる。最悪の場合、ウイルスを撲滅できる絶好の機会を逃し、世界は慢性的で終わりのないパンデミックに陥ることになるのだ。
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“We are set on a path that looks disastrous”: Alabama hospitals near collapse
On Wednesday, Alabama had negative 29 ICU beds available.
‘Green Steel’: Swedish Company Ships First Batch Made Without Using Coal
The world’s first customer delivery of “green steel” produced without using coal is taking place in Sweden, according to its manufacturer. From a report: The Swedish venture Hybrit said it was delivering the steel to truck-maker Volvo AB as a trial run…
French scientist who pushed unproven Covid drug may be forced from post
Didier Raoult, who promoted hydroxychloroquine treatment, may not be able to continue his researchThe French scientist who promoted the discredited hydroxychloroquine treatment for Covid-19 backed by Donald Trump faces being pushed out of the infectiou…
Scientists Grew Stem Cell ‘Mini Brains’ That Developed Rudimentary Eyes
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ScienceAlert: Mini brains grown in a lab from stem cells have spontaneously developed rudimentary eye structures scientists report in a fascinating new paper. On tiny, human-derived brain organoids grown in dish…
It’s time to rethink personal carbon allowances, research suggests
It might be tricky and some might not like it, but a PCA could lower emissions.
‘No one wanted to read’ his book on pandemic psychology – then Covid hit
Australian psychologist Steven Taylor published what would turn out to be a prophetic book, and it has become like a Lonely Planet guide to the pandemicIn October 2019, a month or so before Covid-19 began to spread from the industrial Chinese city of W…