Test kit hitches, regulatory issues, restrictive guidelines and health insurance costs have all got in the way of testing for the covid-19 virus in the US Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532733-600-coronavirus-testing-in-the-us-has-been-hampered-by-multiple-problems/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
Efforts to prevent prisoners from reoffending are often lacking in scientific rigour and can even fly in the face of available evidence Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532732-300-efforts-to-stop-prisoners-reoffending-can-be-useless-or-even-backfire/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
Does pounding the pavement damage your joints? Can you get away with just walking? Sports engineer Steve Haake pits running against walking and dispels some abiding myths Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532730-100-is-running-or-walking-better-for-you-heres-what-the-science-says/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
Robots are being developed to help with tasks like fixing the sea cages where fish are farmed, and their size seems to be all that affects how the fish react Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236854-small-robots-could-help-look-after-salmon-without-stressing-them-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
Brazil’s yellow cururu toads eat scorpions, and they can survive five times the dose of scorpion venom that would kill a mouse – the same as 10 stings Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236988-brazilian-toads-that-eat-scorpions-can-survive-the-venom-of-10-stings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
Some bacteria sacrifice themselves when their colony is attacked by rivals, to save their relatives and make sure their shared genes are passed on Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236441-bacteria-sacrifice-themselves-when-under-attack-to-save-their-colonies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
An analysis of a classic Monty Python sketch suggests the Minister of Silly Walks has a walking style 6.7 times more variable, or silly, than normal walking Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236891-monty-pythons-silly-walk-is-exactly-6-7-times-more-silly-than-normal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
Experts still don’t know why so few coronavirus cases have been reported in Africa, despite the continent’s large population and China being its top trading partner Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236760-we-dont-know-why-so-few-covid-19-cases-have-been-reported-in-africa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
The Italian government has put the entire population of 60 million people on lockdown. People must limit travel except for work or medical reasons, or risk prison or a fine Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236864-italy-on-full-lockdown-to-slow-the-spread-of-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
A fossil of a predatory reptile from the dinosaur era is missing the front of its jaws, suggesting it was attacked by a rival that bit them off Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236849-meet-carlo-an-ancient-reptile-who-had-part-of-his-face-bitten-off/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0