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Sweden and Japan are paying the price for COVID exceptionalism
One of the most striking things about the COVID-19 pandemic is just how dramatically different the responses have been from country to country. In early 2020, when little was known about the virus, this difference was unsurprising. Today, with tens of thousands of research articles and cases of best practiceContinue Reading
Visual illusion that may help explain consciousness – new study
The brain is a mystery. Orla/Shutterstock How much are you conscious of right now? Are you conscious of just the words in the centre of your visual field or all the words surrounding it? We tend to assume that our visual consciousness gives us a rich and detailed picture ofContinue Reading
Coronavirus vaccines: how will we know when life can go back to normal?
The first people have begun to receive vaccines in the UK and US as part of mass vaccination campaigns to immunise people against COVID-19. Excitement is building – finally, the end of the coronavirus crisis is in sight. Since early December, elderly patients and health workers in 50 hospitals acrossContinue Reading
Syed Mushtaq Ali T20: Ahmedabad’s Motera Stadium To Host Knock-Out Matches | Cricket News
The refurbished Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad will host the knock-out matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 championship, from January 20-31. As per the letter shared by BCCI secretary Jay Shah to all the secretaries of the state associations, the teams have been divided into six Groups – fiveContinue Reading
India vs Australia, 1st Test Live Cricket Score: Mitchell Starc Sends Back Prithvi Shaw For A Duck | Cricket News
IND vs AUS Live: Virat Kohli-led India have won the toss and opted to bat in the Adelaide Test.© AFP Prithvi Shaw has been dismissed for a duck after India won the toss and opted to bat against Australia, on the opening day of their first day/night Test on overseas soil. The gameContinue Reading
Derrick Etienne Jr. puts the Crew up 2-0 on Sounders with world-class 31st-minute goal
The Columbus Crew Sc adds to their lead in the 31st-minute with a stunning strike from Derrick Etienne Jr.Continue Reading
Should you visit your family this Christmas? Three experts weigh in
Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock Faced with rising infections and a new, more infectious strain of the coronavirus, the UK government has come under pressure not to relax COVID-19 restrictions over the Christmas period. Despite this, the government has said that the rules allowing households to mix are “unlikely to change”. But isContinue Reading
Dwayne Bravo New Delhi Bulls Captain, Andy Flower Replaces Stephen Fleming As Head Coach | Cricket News
Dwayne Bravo will lead Delhi Bulls in the upcoming season of the T10 Abu Dhabi League.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Bulls has appointed former England head coach Andy Flower as the head coach and Dwayne Bravo as captain of the team going into the fourth season of the Abu Dhabi T10 league.Continue Reading
Parkrun enthusiasts can still get their fix – even during lockdown
As the pandemic continues, many are looking for ways to replace parkrun safely. WoodysPhotos/ Shutterstock When the coronavirus pandemic struck the UK in March 2020, many social fitness activities were halted with immediate effect as the country was placed in lockdown and people were prevented from meeting together in groupsContinue Reading
Severe COVID may be caused by ‘autoantibodies’ – here is what that means
Andrii Vodolazhskyi/Shutterstock Whether or not a person with COVID-19 develops severe disease depends a lot on how their immune system reacts to the coronavirus. But scientists still don’t know why some people develop severe disease while others suffer only mild symptoms – or no symptoms at all. Now, a newContinue Reading