International News
Wuhan lab samples hold no close relatives to virus behind COVID
12/6/2024
Shi Zhengli, the virologist at centre of COVID lab-leak theory, reveals coronavirus sequences from Wuhan institute.
What’s at Stake in Supreme Court Case on Transgender Health Care
12/5/2024
In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court is considering whether a law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth is discriminatory under the Constitution
H5N1 bird flu is closer to gaining pandemic potential than we thought
12/5/2024
The flu virus currently circulating in birds and dairy cows is already better at infecting people than earlier variants, and a single mutation would allow it to bind to key human receptors
We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures
12/5/2024
A decline in low-lying cloud cover means Earth is absorbing more solar radiation, which could explain 0.2°C of missing heat scientists have been struggling to account for
Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Adapting to Human Cells
12/5/2024
A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to human cell receptors, raising concerns it could transmit more easily between people
Trump’s NASA Pick, Jared Isaacman, Is a Climate Mystery
12/5/2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, is a major supporter of human-crewed space exploration, but his views on the climate science that the agency does are unclear
These Two Botanists Put Their Lives on the Line on the Colorado River All for Their Science
12/5/2024
This is a science adventure story. Take a wild journey down the Colorado River in the company of two pioneering botanists: Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter.
Has Venus ever had an ocean? Its volcanoes hint at an answer
12/5/2024
Chemistry of the planet’s atmosphere suggests that its interior has never held water.
What if everyone had masked up? Analysis of app data has an answer
12/5/2024
Modelling study based on almost 250,000 positive COVID-19 tests in the United Kingdom shows that universal masking could have cut transmission markedly.
Microbiome interventions for children raise the ethical stakes
12/5/2024
Physicians are voicing concerns about a lack of regulation and the risks of parents taking matters into their own hands.
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