Month: March 2022
Armless fossils of tiny animal reveal how snakes may have lost their limbs
Fossil animal follows ‘forelimb-first’ mode of limb loss found in snakes, say scientists
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Hundreds of ‘hidden’ mammal species are waiting to be discovered, study says
Most undiscovered mammals are small-bodied animals such as bats, rodents, shrews, and moles
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Ukraine conflict jeopardises Russian cooperation in space development
Scheduled launches of satellites and probes using Russian rockets have been cancelled outright
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Government must stop treating women ‘like children’ and allow at home medical abortions, MPs warn
‘Despite the best attempts to scare, telemedicine has been shown to be safe, secure and preferable for many patients for a variety of reasons,’ Stella Creasy says
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‘Crazy’ red ants taking over Texas may soon be wiped out by killer fungus, say scientists
In some places, scientists say nearly two-thirds of the ant population has disappeared entirely
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Antibiotics breakthrough could save millions from drug-resistant superbugs
Synthetic teixobactin could be used as ‘last line of defence’ drug
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Antiviral drug to be trialled in hospitalised Covid patients
Having already been approved for early-stage treatment of Covid, scientists will now assess how Paxlovid performs when administered to people hospitalised with infection
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Over half of disabled students considered leaving full-time education during the pandemic, study finds
Exclusive: 23 per cent of disabled students said they received support needed during pandemic
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Discovery of new species that prowled 42 million years ago sheds lights on how cats evolved
The new species was among the first mammals to have an exclusively meat-based diet
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Scientists link ‘severe’ Covid-19 to long-term mental health problems
New research suggests ‘mental health effects aren’t equal for all Covid-19 patients’, say scientists
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