German care association calls for urgent Covid-19 lockdown as country risks running out of ICU beds
The German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) has called on the…More
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Frozen in time: Scientists say the depths of the Black Sea are still trapped in the Ice Age 12,000 years after it ended
A new research paper has found that, in a deep part of the Black Sea…More
Only those with Covid vaccine passport will be able to return to their ‘daily lives’, South Korean PM says
Seoul has announced it will issue digital certificates verifying a person’s Covid-19 vaccination status, becoming…More
China’s CanSinoBIO says its vaccine may be less effective over time, but ‘booster shot’ improves its efficacy to over 90%
A single-shot Covid-19 vaccine by CanSino Biologics has shown a decrease in efficacy over time,…More
Blockchain bling: Jeweler creates gold necklace with NFT pendant amid crypto art craze
A Los Angeles-based jeweler has unveiled a necklace featuring a digital screen that displays non-fungible…More
NASA alters its Mars project page after Chinese media spot Taiwan listed as a country & hint at mass boycott
NASA has apparently updated its popular Mars project page after Chinese newspapers lashed out at…More
Finland’s govt backs down on plan to lock city dwellers in their homes as proposed anti-Covid measures deemed unconstitutional
Finland’s government has withdrawn a proposal to impose strict lockdowns in five cities, including the…More
France shuts schools for three weeks and whole country heads for lockdown amid Covid-19 spike as Macron defends measures
From Saturday, France will widen regional lockdown measures to the entire country in a bid…More
Covid-19 variants ‘stronger and faster,’ WHO emergencies chief warns as ‘worrying shift’ shows more young people in intensive care
Global Covid-19 deaths and cases have continued to rise, the World Health Organization has said…More
Active hunter-gatherers ‘don’t burn more energy daily than sedentary Westerners’
While many in the fitness industry bemoan the sedentary lifestyle which predominates in industrialized nations…More