Burning coal in Siberia ignited by volcanic eruptions led to catastrophic global warming that caused the Earth’s most severe extinction event 250 million years ago Scientists argue magma burned through seams of coal exacerbating warming End Permian extinction saw around 90 per cent of life on Earth wiped out Researchers warm it is an early … Read more
Super-potent antibodies taken from the blood of Covid-19 survivors could protect animals from being struck down badly, a study has found. Experts discovered extremely strong antibodies which prevented hamsters getting severely unwell with the disease, when exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Academics at Scripps Research, in San Diego, say the antibodies can be cloned in … Read more
Thunderstorms will surge across much of Britain today and tomorrow as the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings ahead of a heatwave next week. Downpours could cause flooding this afternoon in a huge weather front across the west of the country stretching from Cornwall to Glasgow and parts of Northern Ireland. The tempest will move … Read more
Nearly 92 percent of patients severely ill and hospitalized with coronavirus were discharged after they were treated with an antibody drug, new data reveals. The Mayo Clinic study was small, but the improvements were considerable, and rapid. Ten out of 12 patients went from needing some form of oxygen support to discharged from the hospital within … Read more
I am as fond of animals as the next person (well, nearly). But really Boris, zoos? Is reopening them a top priority in turbocharging our economy and giving us back our lives? I don’t think so, especially if you still can’t visit the reptile house which, as everyone knows, is the most exciting place in … Read more
More than 18 million Americans don’t have adequate health insurance to cover the cost of medical care if they catch coronavirus, a new study reveals. Black and other minority Americans are both at far greater risk of becoming severely ill from COVID-19 and of being uninsured or underinsured. Unemployment shot up to 14.7 percent of … Read more
Met Office issues severe weather warning for flooding and travel chaos as parts of UK brace for a month’s rainfall in less than six hours today Yellow warning issued for rain has been issued across Cornwall and south Wales this afternoon and tomorrow Met Office is warning people to take care with flood warnings in … Read more
Bald men could be at a higher risk of dying from coronavirus because male hormones help the virus attack cells, scientists have revealed. The hormone Androgen, which causes hair loss in men, has been linked to some of the worst cases of Covid-19 in Spanish hospitals. The discovery could be named the Gabrin Sign, after … Read more
Lele Pons is opening up about her battle with mental illness, including Tourette syndrome, depression, ADHD, and severe obsessive-compulsive disorder that at times has left her unable to function. The 23-year-old Venezuelan star, who has 16.4 million YouTube subscribers and 40.9 million Instagram followers, revealed her struggled with mental disorders for the first time on … Read more
Having a faulty gene linked to dementia may double the risk of becoming severely-ill with the coronavirus, a study has claimed. Experts found carriers of the APOE e4 gene were more likely to have a severe case of Covid-19, than those with a more common variant. The same faulty gene is already known to increase … Read more