A lead virologist and her team at a Wuhan lab warned of the possibility of SARS-like coronavirus outbreaks in China 11 months before the novel coronavirus epidemic ravaged the city. The ominous prediction came from a study carried out by Shi Zhengli and her colleagues at the Wuhan Institute of Virology when they stressed the … Read more
In the aftermath of the 2016 election, many Americans reported elevated levels of stress, which some labeled ‘post election stress disorder.’ A number of psychologists jumped on board with the term, and affirmed that their clients were unusually tense, but others clapped back, saying that to call this stress a ‘disorder’ was to trivialize PTSD. … Read more
Scientists and tech companies are open-sourcing their patents as part of a pledge to help expand resources for researchers trying to combat COVID-19 pandemic The initiative open is mean to encourage companies to open source patents Intel alone has opened up more than 72,000 patents to the world The license will be valid for a … Read more
The likelihood of determining whether someone is sharing a real or false memory of a crime that has been implanted in a person’s recollection is ‘no better than tossing a coin’, a new study reveals. People listening to recounted events of a criminal act were only able to determine between the two with 53 percent … Read more
Air pollution ‘harms the memory and thinking of city dwellers’, researchers find New research has been conducted on the impact of high-smog cities Those who live in urban areas with high levels of pollution scored lower on thinking and memory tests Scientists examined the link between air pollution levels and cognitive impairment in two separate … Read more
Air pollution ‘harms the memory and thinking of city dwellers’, researchers find New research has been conducted on the impact of high-smog cities Those who live in urban areas with high levels of pollution scored lower on thinking and memory tests Scientists examined the link between air pollution levels and cognitive impairment in two separate … Read more
MIT researchers use AI to translate the coronavirus’s core protein structure into a calming musical arrangement that conveys the virus’s deceptive nature as it invades human cells A team of MIT scientists have translated the COVID-19 virus into a musical score The team trained a machine learning tool to translate the virus’s amino acids The … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Evolution in action! Researchers in Australia study a lizard that can lay eggs and give birth to live babies at the same time – a phenomenon never seen before in the reptile University of Sydney scientists shared new research on the three-toed skink They observed the lizard giving birth and laying eggs at the same … Read more
Fertility apps that aim to help prevent unwanted pregnancy might not work, researchers warn The coronavirus lockdown is predicted to lead to a baby boom early next year Scientists say not enough evidence apps accurately predict ‘fertile window’ May be due to flaws in calculations or because they are not used properly Women planning low-risk … Read more