For the first time, astronomers have detected the presence of a throng of black holes crowding near the center of an ancient globular cluster. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/group-black-holes-found-globular-cluster-ngc-6397…
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Another new coronavirus variant now detected in 13 countries
As of Feb. 17, there had been 46 cases of the new variant confirmed in the U.K. Source: https://www.livescience.com/new-coronavirus-variant-13-countries.html
30% of people with COVID-19 experience symptoms up to 9 months later
Most participants in the study initially had mild cases of COVID-19. Source: https://www.livescience.com/long-covid-19-most-common-symptoms.html
Why hasn’t India had a second wave of the coronavirus?
Covid-19 cases and deaths are falling in India and there are no signs of a second wave yet, which could be due to exposure to other seasonal coronaviruses Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2268688-why-hasnt-india-had-a-second-wave-of-the-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Covid-19 news: 95 per cent of over 70s in Great Britain given vaccine
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-95-per-cent-of-over-70s-in-great-britain-given-vaccine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Entire Brazilian city will be vaccinated against COVID-19 in giant experiment
Scientists will vaccinate all the adults in a single city to see whether a COVID-19 vaccine will reduce cases. Source: https://www.livescience.com/entire-brazil-city-vaccinated-covid-19.html
Covid-19 news: Virus helped life expectancy fall by a year in the US
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-virus-helped-life-expectancy-fall-by-a-year-in-the-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
How Oracle Sells Repression in China
In its bid for TikTok, Oracle was supposed to prevent data from being passed to Chinese police. Instead, it’s been marketing its own software for their surveillance work. From a report: Police in China’s Liaoning province were sitting on mounds of data collected through invasive means: financial records, travel information, vehicle registrations, social media, and surveillance camera footage. To make sense…
Covid-19 news: Home and work testing to expand in England next month
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-home-and-work-testing-to-expand-in-england-next-month/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Losses To Romance Scams Reached a Record $304 Million in 2020
The current COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent stay-at-home and social distancing directives might have played a major role in romance scams losses reaching record levels in 2020, the US Federal Trade Commission said in a report last week. From a report: Total losses were estimated at a record $304 million, up about 50% from 2019, with the average loss last year…