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COVID vaccines for children: uptake in the UK is slow – here’s why parents might be hesitant
COVID vaccinations are available for children aged five and up. Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Vaccine hesitancy is a complex issue. A person’s decision around whether to accept or reject a vaccine is affected by a range of factors – from political influences to cultural beliefs to prior experiences of vaccination. The decisionContinue Reading
Inside a reintegration camp for Colombia’s ex-guerrilla fighters: ‘Words of reconciliation are our only weapons now’
Olmedo Vega spent 35 years as a FARC guerrilla commander before moving to the Agua Bonita demobilisation camp. Photograph: Juan Pablo Valderrama, Author provided The election of Iván Duque four years ago was a threat for us. But we will continue to follow the peace agreement regardless of who isContinue Reading
Google’s Russian Empire Faces an Uncertain Future
After filing for bankruptcy, Google could withdraw from Russia or antagonize the country’s regulators from overseas.Continue Reading
Here’s why you might feel sick after a workout – and what you can do to prevent it
Feeling sick after a workout is usually no cause for alarm. voronaman/ Shutterstock Many of us exercise to feel better. While some of us get “runners’ highs” after a workout, unfortunately some of us leave the gym feeling nauseous. Though this is usually only temporary, it can still be uncomfortable.Continue Reading
How the scientific equivalent of impressionist paintings can make you feel data
Water Lilies by Claude Monet (1919). Everett Collection/Shutterstock A group of artists shook the world in the 1860s by painting what they saw, thought and felt. They became known as the impressionists and they weren’t interested in recreating perfect visual appearances like hundreds of artists before them. Instead, painters likeContinue Reading
Scotland ace Kieran Tierney set to return from injury for Arsenal in early July
KIERAN TIERNEY’S potential Arsenal comeback has been pencilled in for July 8. SunSport understands the Scotland left-back — out since knee surgery in April — is making strong progress with his rehab. 1 Kieran Tierney is on the way back from injuryCredit: Kenny Ramsay And KT is on course forContinue Reading
Two people die following three-car crash in Co Sligo
Two people have died following a road crash involving three cars in Co Sligo this afternoon. Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of the fatal collision that occurred on the N15 in Rathcormack at around 5.20pm, with the road set to remain closed overnight. Two males, theContinue Reading
Nadal storms to 14th French Open and record 22nd Grand Slam as he destroys Ruud
THERE ARE very few certainties these days in life – except perhaps when it comes to Rafa Nadal wielding a tennis racket at the French Open. For the 14th time in 18 attempts, the relentless Spaniard is once more the King of Clay at Roland Garros – and aptly enoughContinue Reading
Monkeypox: some countries are protecting contacts with the smallpox vaccine, which uses humanity’s only domesticated virus
The good news about monkeypox is that it doesn’t spread that well between humans. Because of this, the current monkeypox outbreak will probably be kept under control by isolating infected people and their contacts, coupled with selected vaccination. Fortunately, monkeypox is similar enough to smallpox that the smallpox vaccine isContinue Reading
Top Gun: How fighter jet pilots withstand high G
Alamy In the new Top Gun: Maverick film, pilots zig-zag fighter jets across the sky at stomach-churning speeds. Tom Cruise’s character, Captain “Maverick” Pete Mitchell, is still shocking fellow pilots with his prowess and daredevil antics after 30 years in the job. Maverick flies an F-18 figher jet in theContinue Reading