The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) currently has no treatment or vaccine, leaving countries grappling with the wrath of the infectious disease. Caused by the novel coronavirus, now called the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the viral infection has killed more than 257,000 people and infected at least 3.66 million. Scientists across the globe are … Read more
The Parkes radio telescope (whose parabola measures 64 meters in diameter) is specifically positioned to avoid interference – © Daniel John Reardon / Wikimedia Creative Commons An international team of astronomers has announced the detection of a mysterious radio signal coming from Proxima Centauri, the star closest to our Solar System. Explanations. A mysterious discovery … Read more
– Steve Oehlenschlager / Shutterstock.com It is a revolting environmental scandal that unfolded in Portugal: nearly 540 animals were slaughtered during a hunting trip in Lisbon. Faced with the indignation of the public and activists, the Portuguese public prosecutor’s office decided to open an investigation into this event, which was qualified as an “environmental crime” … Read more
New preclinical research suggests that a drug used to treat hypertension could extend our life expectancy by helping to activate a mitochondrial repair process. Stimulate the mitochondrial repair process to slow aging As part of the work presented in the journal Biogerontology, a team of scientists from the University ofOsaka City discovered that the metolazone, … Read more
This is a particularly concerning finding. Italian researchers recently identified a series of synthetic substances when analyzing samples of severely reduced placental tissue. Worrisome results As part of this work presented in the review Environment International, researchers fromFatebenefratelli hospital in Rome and thePolytechnic University of Marche analyzed the placenta of several women and noted for … Read more
– motive56 / Shutterstock.com Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas which contributes greatly to global warming. Thus, finding methods to extract it from the air in order to purify it is a very important issue. In a promising new discovery, researchers achieved this feat, and were even able to turn this gas into jet fuel. … Read more
How do I fix a blurry Google Chrome browser? 1. Disable scaling The solution to this annoying problem is quite simple, and here’s what you have to do. The problem is apparently caused by display scaling, and here’s how to fix it in Chrome. Right-click on Chrome > Properties > Compatibility> Disable fullscreenoptimizations. That’s it! And you can do this not only … Read more
Location is First to Unveil the Chain’s New Restaurant Design + Free Delivery in July. “We are very excited to be the ones to unveil WaBa’s new design while making the brand’s healthy bowls, plates and salads more accessible to our fans in North Hollywood,” mentioned Grivakis. “Although dining rooms are closed again, our menu … Read more
Half Face Twitter: The Bizarre Trend That’s Taking Over Social Media #HalfFaceTwitter is the latest craze on the microblogging platform. After a string of bizarre Binod memes, Twitter users have found another strange trend to occupy themselves with. ‘Half-Face Twitter’ is a viral trend where users of the microblogging platform are sharing pictures of – … Read more
– Petar Bonev / Shutterstock.com Nature is more and more a victim of global warming but also of war. Within it, saffron is also one of these victims. Indeed, the harvests of this “red gold” are increasingly meager. Ever leaner harvests Asked by Science and the Future, Mohammad Ramzan Rather is a farmer working hours … Read more
– Phonlamai Photo / Shutterstock.com American researchers have unveiled a promising experimental device, making it possible not only to monitor fluctuations in glucose and insulin in real time, but also the levels of any protein, antibody or hormone circulating in the blood. A real miniature laboratory Continuous monitoring of changes in the blood of patients … Read more
Close-up showing the excellent state of preservation of the animal’s soft tissues and teeth – © Government of Yukon Discovered in the Yukon by a gold digger, the remarkably well-preserved mummy of a very young prehistoric wolf had been preserved for tens of thousands of years in the Canadian permafrost. The most complete wolf mummy … Read more