Michael Raduga, a non-medically qualified Russian scientist, has caused a stir by attempting to implant an electrode into his brain to control lucid dreams. The founder of the Phase Research Center, Raduga, reportedly conducted the surgery in his Kazakhstani home, losing a significant amount of blood in the process. Raduga’s risky endeavour has garnered a … Read more
The NIH is launching one of the world’s largest studies to investigate long Covid. It aims to uncover conclusive answers regarding seemingly unrelated and often severe symptoms. The $1.15 billion taxpayer-funded trial intends to enrol 40,000 participants this year. The NIH is launching one of the world’s largest studies to investigate long Covid in a … Read more
Rats are being taught to be released into earthquake rubble while wearing tiny backpacks. It only took two weeks for their proper training. Scientists are testing homemade prototype backpacks with a microphone by throwing them into simulated debris. Rats are being taught to be released into earthquake rubble while wearing tiny backpacks, allowing rescuers to … Read more
BEIJING: China could move away from its zero-Covid strategy “in the near future” and co-exist with the virus, a top Chinese scientist said in a possible sign that the country’s leadership is rethinking its strict approach. The country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019 is now one of the last places still hewing … Read more
A Tamil Nadu bride and husband made history when they hosted India’s first wedding reception on the Metaverse, an online realm of interconnected 3D virtual worlds. Both Potterheads, Dinesh S P and Janaganandhini Ramaswamy, were married on the same day in the hamlet of Sivalingapuram in Tamil Nadu. Dinesh is a software developer with a … Read more
COLOMBO: Nine people are dead and two others missing after floods in Sri Lanka and parts of southern India caused by more than a week of pounding rains. Nearly half of Sri Lanka’s 25 districts have been hit by the deluge, with the worst affected areas in and around the island’s tea-growing Central Highlands. “Five deaths and … Read more
PRAGUE: Tensions have been flying high between Taiwan and China just as a Taiwanese delegation is visiting central and eastern Europe to boost business ties in a region also targeted by Chinese investors. The 66-member delegation on a tour of Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Lithuania has signed 18 memorandums of cooperation in the three countries. Taiwan’s charm … Read more
Real-life SpongeBob and Patrick An ocean expedition exploring more than a mile under the surface of the Atlantic captured a startlingly silly sight this week: a sponge that looked very much like SpongeBob SquarePants. And right next to it, a pink sea star — a doppelganger for Patrick, SpongeBob’s dim-witted best friend. Christopher Mah was one … Read more
Scientists from Goethe University in Frankfurt claim that they have found the reason behind rare blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccines of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson (J&J). The serious blood clots events have occurred due to adenovirus vectors, as said by the German scientists. Adenovirus vectors are cold viruses used to deliver genetic instructions … Read more
