How sewer science could ease testing pressure and track COVID-19
The science of sewage surveillance could be deployed in countries across the world to help monitor the spread of national epidemics of COVID-19 while reducing...
Bulgarian fossils show early arrival of Homo sapiens into Europe
Fragmentary bone fossils and a molar found in Bulgaria dated to roughly 45,000 years ago show that Homo sapiens populations swept into Europe – until...
Enzyme makes men more vulnerable to coronavirus; adding interferon may improve treatment
The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the...
Abbott coronavirus test is accurate; infected mother’s breast milk may protect infants
The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the...
Copper takes aim at COVID-19 with virus-killer coatings
At an outer suburban manufacturing plant, engineer Byron Kennedy is resetting a machine to spray-print a layer of copper on to a door handle, aiming...
Australia backs BP’s study to produce hydrogen from wind, solar
BP Plc has won Australian government backing for a feasibility study into producing hydrogen using wind and solar power to split water and converting the...
‘Full-flower supermoon’ rises on world starting to emerge from pandemic lockdowns
The last “supermoon” of 2020 rose in the night sky on Thursday over a world beginning to re-emerge after weeks of coronavirus-related lockdowns....
Closest black hole to Earth has two partners in surprising celestial marriage
Astronomers have spotted the closest black hole to Earth ever discovered and are surprised about its living arrangements – residing harmoniously with two stars in...
New coronavirus adapts to populations; vaccine works in monkeys
The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the...
Belgian, U.S. scientists look to llama in search for COVID-19 treatment
A llama called Winter could prove useful in the hunt for a treatment for COVID-19, according to U.S. and Belgian scientists who have identified a...
