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NASA is sending two small hand-luggage suitcase-sized spacecraft to study binary asteroids in 2022 • The Register 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- September 13, 2020
NASA is splashing $55m on a new space mission to send two small camera-carrying spacecraft to study a type of an object in our Solar System that has yet to be observed in detail: binary asteroids. Asteroids are typically lone chunks of dirt and rock that travel around larger bodies like the planets or the
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Air pollution could be making honey bees sick – new study 0
- BUSINESS
- August 10, 2020
Whether it’s exhaust fumes from cars or smoke from power plants, air pollution is an often invisible threat that is a leading cause of death worldwide. Breathing air laced with heavy metals, nitrogen oxides and fine particulate matter has been linked to a range of chronic health conditions, including lung problems, heart disease, stroke and
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Covid-19 treatment: Gilead Sciences urged to study drug that showed promise with cats | Coronavirus outbreak 0
- BUSINESS
- August 4, 2020
Activists are calling on the pharmaceutical firm Gilead Sciences to study a drug for the treatment of Covid-19 that showed promise in curing cats of a coronavirus. The drug, called GS-441524, is chemically related to remdesivir, an antiviral also made by Gilead, and one of the only treatments to successfully shorten the duration of Covid-19
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Coronavirus lockdown reduced seismic activity around the world – new study 0
- BUSINESS
- July 24, 2020
Seismic activity doesn’t just come from earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. Everyday human activity also gives rise to vibrations that travel through the ground as seismic waves, something we call “anthropogenic noise”. When pandemic lockdown measures brought daily life to a standstill, it didn’t just change life at the surface and cut emissions into the atmosphere.
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UK coronavirus live: women and young people hardest hit psychologically – study | Politics 0
- BUSINESS
- July 22, 2020
4.54am EDT04:54 According to a report on homeschooling during the lockdown from the Office for National Statistics out this morning, more than half (52%) of parents with a school-aged child said they were struggling to continue with their education from home. But lack of motivation was cited as the main reason for this (cited by
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Coronavirus: Levels of herd immunity in UK may already be high enough to prevent second wave, study suggests 0
- BUSINESS
- July 17, 2020
The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Levels of herd immunity within the UK may already be high enough to prevent a second wave of coronavirus, a new study by Oxford University scientists suggests. The researchers posit that some of the population may
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