In the US and elsewhere, millions of 12-15 year olds have had the jab. The UK’s delayed approach seems overly cautiousCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) announced this …
Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic ups ticket prices, Starship surge in Texas
“It has been a tough journey at times.”
Climate contrarians predicted the world would cool—it didn’t
The anticlimate-science blogosphere’s trophy cabinet is bare.
Covid live news: China cases surge; Gibraltar reports first Covid death since March
China records highest daily Delta count; Gibraltar officials say the man who died was in his 60s and unvaccinatedWales will move to Covid alert level 0 from Saturday, Drakeford saysAustralia’s: Victoria enters sixth lockdown as NSW cases hit recordCNN …
a heart pump is a life-sustaining medical device
Thousands of Patients Were Implanted With Heart Pumps That the FDA Knew Could Be Dangerous. (ProPublica, Aug. 5, 2021) As HeartWare and Medtronic [which acquired HeartWare in 2016] failed inspection after inspection and reports of device-related deaths…
Florida in revolt as COVID cases spike, DeSantis rejects health measures
At least four school districts have plans to defy the governor’s orders.
Holding a mirror to life’s key molecules
Life only works with chemicals that have the right orientations—but chemists don’t.
Historical Language Records Reveal a Surge of Cognitive Distortions in Recent Decades
From a paper on PNAS [PDF]: Can entire societies become more or less depressed over time? Here, we look for the historical traces of cognitive distortions, thinking patterns that are strongly associated with internalizing disorders such as depression a…
The hydrogen economy is about to get weird
Companies may be investing in production capacity that will outpace demand.
Giraffes Have Been Misunderstood and Are Just as Socially Complex as Elephants, Study Says
An anonymous reader shares a report: With their crane-like necks, spindle legs and knobbly knees, giraffes are among the best loved and most recognizable of animals. Despite their elevated stature, however, giraffes have kept their surprisingly intrica…