Day: February 14, 2022
Body of drowned Ukrainian man tests Covid positive 28 times over 6 weeks
The body of a Ukrainian man who died from drowning in Italy tested positive for Covid-19 as many as 28 times in the six weeks after his death, according to scientists who examined his corpse. The 41-year-old went missing while swimming at sea with his friends during rough weather near the Italian city of Chieti. […]
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Pandemic stress could be causing your eye problems – here’s how to deal with them
The physical manifestations of pandemic stress are well-documented: people have been experiencing increased blood pressure, sleep problems and trouble focusing. But there are other, potentially overlooked, indicators of stress, according to experts – and eye health is a prime example. “Stress, anxiety, depression and mental health changes can affect our sensory system, especially our vision,” […]
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The pandemic made period poverty worse – but showed us how to fight it
Despite the UK being one of the most developed countries in the world, there are still thousands of people here who are not able to afford or access period products or menstrual health services – what’s known as “period poverty”. The pandemic has only made this worse. When the UK entered its first lockdown, all […]
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Covid hospital admissions fall below 1,000 for first time in nearly two months as Omicron wave recedes
Daily hospital admissions for Covid patients have fallen below 1,000 for the first time in nearly two months as the surge in cases triggered by the highly transmissible Omicron variant recedes. Latest NHS data shows there were 989 people admitted to hospitals in England on Sunday and 996 on Saturday. The last time this figure […]
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Small galaxies can lose their dark matter in confrontations with Goliath galaxies
When small galaxies encounter more massive ones, the former face an ultimatum: Assimilate or be destroyed. But a new study suggests there is a third alternative — confronting the larger galaxy, and paying a cost in dark matter. A new paper published Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy details a study using high-powered computer simulations […]
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Chinese Moon mission provides finer ruler for studying the Solar System
Planetary scientists may soon have a better yardstick for measuring the evolution of the Moon, following a new study that fills in gaps in the record of meteor impacts on the Moon. A team of Chinese scientists used data from Chang’e-5 lander, China’s first lunar sample return mission, to fill in gaps in the lunar […]
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Lassa fever: Symptoms of Ebola-like virus as first UK death confirmed
The death of a patient in the UK suffering from Lassa fever has heightened concern around the illness after a third case was reported. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it was contacting individuals who had been in close contact with the infected patients after the death was confirmed last week. Commenting on the […]
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Pottery shards reveal ‘naughty pupils’ in ancient Egypt may have been forced to write lines as punishment
“Naughty pupils” in ancient Egypt weren’t spared the wrath of their teachers and apparently wrote lines on pottery as school punishment, according to new findings. Archaeologists recovered more than 18,000 pot shards from the long-lost city of Athribis in central Egypt that detailed daily life in the region about 2,000 years ago. The shards – […]
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Elon Musk blames ‘fun police’ for recall of over 500,000 vehicles with feature to make goat sounds
Tesla is recalling more than 500,000 vehicles in the US that have the Boombox feature – a software update that allows drivers to play preset or custom sounds from an external speaker such as a bleating goat, fart noises or holiday jingles. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said while the feature can “enhance […]
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