Children CAN spread coronavirus, studies claim as NIH launches trial to track pediatric infections 

Children are capable of transmitting the novel coronavirus, two new international studies claim. Over the course of the pandemic, fewer children compared to adults have fallen ill and, when they are infected, their symptoms are milder. But it’s been unclear if they can spread the virus to adults. Now, researchers in China and Germany say they … Read more

Coronavirus UK: SEWAGE analysis may be used to track spread

The Government is considering testing sewage to track the size of the coronavirus outbreak in Britain, it has been revealed.   Defra confirmed it is conferring with scientists about whether wastewater can help trace the spread of the deadly infection. It could become part of the government’s next phase of the COVID-19 battle plan to test, track … Read more

The hunt for the last Nazis: Unit trawls through millions of documents to track down war criminals

Although the Second World War ended nearly 75 years ago, the hunt for Nazi war criminals continues as a specialist unit battles to bring the last living perpetrators to justice. Jens Rommel heads up a small team at the Central Office for the Investigation of National Socialist [Nazi] Crimes dedicated to scouring the world for … Read more

Our thousand-mile trip of a lifetime across the African bush to track elephants

When Planet Earth film-maker Vanessa Berlowitz moved from Bristol to Botswana with her husband and young son to track elephants across 1,000 miles of African bush, she knew it would be an adventure. She just didn’t realise how life-changing it would be   I woke to what sounded like a giant fire hose spraying against our … Read more

‘PuffPacket’ device that attaches to e-cigarettes created to track vaping habits

A tool that can be attached to e-cigarettes to track vaping habits could help scientists develop ways to tackle different forms of addiction. Experts from Cornell Tech created an ‘unobtrusive’ monitor that can track when people vape, how deeply they inhale and how much nicotine they consume. It works across all types of e-cigarettes and … Read more

Fans go wild for newly-released positive Oasis track

Fans have gone wild for the newly released Oasis track, Don’t Stop, which was released at midnight on Wednesday and have lauded it for its positive tone. The lyrics, Don’t stop being happy/Don’t stop your clapping/Don’t stop your laughing, have really struck a chord amid the coronavirus pandemic.  But others were disappointed that the song … Read more

With up to £20billion of savings feared lost, here’s how to track down your missing pot

Every penny of your pension counts in retirement, yet it is feared that savers have lost track of pots worth as much as £20billion. But how do you track down a lost pension or even know you’re missing one? The average person has 11 jobs in their lifetime, so it is no wonder two in … Read more

Reddit will track and publicly display all political ad spending on its platform for the first time

Reddit will track and publicly display all political ad spending on its platform for the first time A new subreddit will track all political ad spending and data It can be viewed by the public and dates back to January 1st, 2019  Users can view the ad amount, the number of impressions, and targeting Comments … Read more