“The Americans refused to perform a polygraph examination.”
School mask battles rage on as more children fall ill, fill hospitals
Even with the delta-variant surge, masks and adult vaccinations keep kids safe.
There’s new evidence of a large cold spot partly causing dimming of Betelgeuse
Analysis used new technique for determining effective temperatures of red supergiants
Woolly mammoth walked far enough to circle Earth twice, study finds
Research into life of Kik adds weight to theory that climate change could have contributed to species’ demise He was huge, hairy and boasted two enormous tusks: researchers say they have discovered a woolly mammoth called Kik who traipsed almost far en…
Energy to burn: teenage metabolism rate similar to adults’, says study
Despite popular beliefs that adolescents use more energy, new research suggests otherwiseTeenagers may be said to eat their parents out of house and home, but research suggests their daily energy expenditure isn’t much greater than that of adults.An in…
Greenhouse gas emissions must peak within 4 years, says leaked UN report
Group of scientists release draft IPCC report as they fear it will be watered down by governmentsGlobal greenhouse gas emissions must peak in the next four years, coal and gas-fired power plants must close in the next decade and lifestyle and behaviour…
Pores for thought: how sweat reveals our every secret, from what we’ve eaten to whether we’re on drugs
Just one drop of perspiration might soon be enough to identify a criminal or diagnose a cancer. But this fast-moving science could also pose a serious threat to civil libertiesWhen I deposited my index fingerprint on a laboratory slide so that Simona F…
FDA authorizes 3rd COVID vaccine dose for immunocompromised [Updated]
CDC advisers plan to meet Friday to set official guidance.
Russians tried—and failed—to smear vaccines with weak Planet of the Apes memes
The network was linked to Fazze, a marketing firm run out of Russia.
A question of guts and brains
Fecal transplants reverse signs of brain aging in mice (Science Magazine) – A new study published in Nature Aging shows a transplant of gut microbes, in the form of feces, from young mice to old ones can turn back the clock on the aging brain. The firs…