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Four strange COVID symptoms you might not have heard about
ShotPrime Studio/Shutterstock Well over two years into the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of COVID cases continue to be recorded around the world every day. With the rise of new variants, the symptoms of COVID have also evolved. Initially, the NHS regarded a fever, cough, and loss or change in senseContinue Reading
43 of the Best Netflix Series to Binge Watch Right Now
Struggling with what to watch on Netflix tonight? Look no further than the WIRED guide to the best Netflix TV shows in 2022. Updated weekly.Continue Reading
Why are flags at half mast today?
THE Coronavirus was first detected in the United States back in January 2020, causing a pandemic just a few months later. Now, the US has seen over one million deaths with no end in sight. AP President Joe Biden ordered flags half-mast on May 13, 2022[/caption] Why are flags atContinue Reading
Novavax confident Covid vaccine will receive FDA authorization in June after delays
Novavax is confident its Covid-19 vaccine will receive the endorsement of the Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee early this summer, executives said this week. The FDA committee is scheduled to meet on June 7 to review Novavax’s submission. An endorsement from the committee, which is made up of independentContinue Reading
17 of the Best Documentaries on Amazon Prime
From science to sports, true crime, and music, these are the best documentaries available on Amazon Prime.Continue Reading
Three imperial policies that still influence life in Britain today
Dennis Sylvester Hurd / Wikimedia Commons The revelation that Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty claimed non-dom status in the UK for years has drawn renewed attention to an imperialist policy that still holds today. Non-doms may live in the UK, but are considered by the tax authorities to beContinue Reading
How One Company Helps Keep Russia’s TV Propaganda Machine Online
Russia is using satellites controlled by French operator Eutelsat to broadcast state-run programming. A grassroots group is pushing for that to stop.Continue Reading
Adult ADHD: What it is, how to treat it and why medicine ignored it for so long – podcast
Thanks to a recent surge in interest in adult ADHD, researchers are learning more about how ADHD affects the lives of those who have it – and how to treat it. Heide Benser/ The Image Bank via Getty Images Parents and doctors have known about childhood ADHD – attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderContinue Reading
How we captured first image of the supermassive black hole at centre of the Milky Way
Revealed: Sagittarius A*. EHT Collaboration/ESO Black holes are among the most profound predictions of Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Originally studied as a mere mathematical consequence of the theory rather than as physically relevant objects, they soon became thought of as generic and sometimes inevitable outcomes of the gravitational collapseContinue Reading
America’s massive ‘lend-lease’ aid plan for Ukraine recalls similar help in Britain’s ‘darkest hour’
Even before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, western governments – and especially the United States – were providing the country with military aid. This followed Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the conflict which has ranged since then in the Donbas province in the eastContinue Reading