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All the coronavirus in the world could fit inside a Coke can, with plenty of room to spare
Lightspring/Shutterstock When I was asked to calculate the total volume of SARS-CoV-2 in the world for the BBC Radio 4 show More or Less, I will admit I had no idea what the answer would be. My wife suggested it would be the size of an Olympic swimming pool. “EitherContinue Reading
Transparent wood is coming, and it could make an energy-efficient alternative to glass
Glass windows like these could be replaced with wood. Shutterstock/Visions-AD Wood is an ancient material humans have been using for millions of years, for the construction of housing, ships and as a source of fuel for burning. It’s also a renewable source, and one way to capture excess carbon dioxideContinue Reading
Banning safe home-use abortion pills will leave more women in crisis
Not all unwanted pregnancies are crisis prengancies. Shutterstock/AntonioGuillem The English and Welsh governments are consulting the public about whether they should revoke temporary rules which allow women to terminate early pregnancies in their own homes with the use of two pills. The rules were brought in to reduce the needContinue Reading
Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay Breaks Women’s 1500m Indoor World Record | Other Sports News
Gudaf Tsegay beat by more than two seconds the previous record set by her compatriot Genzebe Dibaba.© Twitter Gudaf Tsegay broke the women’s world record for the indoor 1500 metres on Tuesday, after posting a time of three minutes, 53.09 seconds during a meeting in Lievin. Ethiopian Tsegay beat byContinue Reading
IND vs ENG: Sanjay Manjrekar Questions Ajinkya Rahane’s Ordinary Form Since Melbourne Hundred | Cricket News
Sanjay Manjrekar, former India batsman, drew attention to Ajinkya Rahane’s string of low scores after the latter’s game-changing hundred in Melbourne Test against Australia last year. Since Rahane’s knock of 112 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) that helped India level the series, the India vice-captain has had scores ofContinue Reading
Donald Trump impeachment trial: how the process will unfold in the US Senate
Despite US president Joseph Biden’s concern over making the most of any honeymoon period to pass his legislative agenda, Congress is now consumed by the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Impeachment itself is a vague process with few concrete rules. This makes the importance of understanding these rules andContinue Reading
1st Test: England Thrash India By 227 Runs In Series Opener | Cricket News
IND vs ENG: Jack Leach celebrates a dismissal with teammates during the first Test match, in Chennai.© BCCI Joe Root led England to an emphatic 227-run win over India in the opening Test on Tuesday, boosting their hopes of securing a rare series win against the hosts on their ownContinue Reading
Prehistoric pigments reveal how melanin has shaped bird and mammal evolution
Fossilised melanin has revealed some dinosaur colours. shutterstock/AmeliAU One of the goals of palaeontology is to bring the past to life. In recent years, some spectacular discoveries have revealed unprecedented glimpses into fossilised animals and their lives. We know some dinosaurs cared for their young, that the earliest bees wereContinue Reading
Dominic Ongwen: ICC conviction of former child soldier establishes ‘forced pregnancy’ as a war crime
The conviction of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander in the Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an array of crimes against humanity has raised important questions about guilt and victimhood among former child soldiers. Ongwen was found guilty on February 4Continue Reading
People with depression can sometimes experience memory problems – here’s why
Depression affects our short-term memory. Lightspring/ Shutterstock While we often associate depression with low mood, tiredness and feelings of hopelessness, less well known is that some people with depression may experience problems with their memory – such as feeling more forgetful than usual. Though memory problems aren’t discussed as widelyContinue Reading