Videos of health workers testing sea creatures for coronavirus have gone viral on Chinese social media. More than five million people have been told to take tests. Some netizens agreed with the move, but others didn’t understand why the government was doing it. Since the number of coronavirus cases in China is going up again, … Read more
While humans have yet to investigate more than 80% of the world’s seas, a new discovery is shedding light on what lies under the waves: over 5,500 new viral species. The study, which was published on Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Science, discovered so many distinct forms of RNA viruses that the researchers have proposed … Read more
SURABAYA: Indonesia began testing a homegrown Covid-19 vaccine on humans Wednesday after getting the green light from the drug regulator as the country faces a rising wave of virus cases. Research on the “Merah Putih” (“Red White”) vaccine — named after the colours of the Indonesian national flag — is led by Airlangga University and … Read more
BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese and British scientists mapped out how humans’ interneurons, a pivotal type of neuron that enables advanced human activities, develop in infancy, providing clues for the treatment of mental and developmental issues. The study, published on Friday in the journal Science, reported two populations of precursor human interneurons with features … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO: Erika Berenguer, an Amazon ecologist at Oxford and Lancaster universities, is one of the most prominent scientists studying how the rainforest functions when humans throw it off balance. AFP asked the 38-year-old Brazilian to break down the latest research on the Amazon and what it means for us all. There are … Read more
JERUSALEM: Israeli researchers revealed that at least 469 bird species have become extinct over the last 50,000 years, inflicted mainly by humans, as per the Tel Aviv University (TAU). The findings are included in a study conducted by the TAU and the Weizmann Institute of Science and published in the Journal of Biogeography. The researchers … Read more
