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Black people in England and Wales twice as likely to die with covid-19
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-black-people-in-england-and-wales-twice-as-likely-to-die-with-covid-19/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Will SETI 2.0 lead to a discovery of intelligent aliens?
2020 has been an exciting year so far for SETI – the search for extraterrestrial life – in terms of new technological developments and strategies. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/seti-breakthrough-listen-new-technologies-and-strategies…
A rainforest in Antarctica during the age of dinosaurs
A temperate rainforest once flourished in Western Antarctica, just 560 miles from the South Pole, 90 million years ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/a-temperate-rainforest-in-antarctica-during-the-age-of-dinosaurs…
Wales, UK: Latest updates on Coronavirus
The country’s health boards report 3,197 cases and 166 deaths. Source: https://www.livescience.com/wales-coronavirus-updates.html
Evidence of Ancient Rainforests Found In Antarctica
mi writes: Researchers have discovered evidence that Antarctica supported a swampy rainforest as “recently” as 90 million years ago, according to a new study. “Even during months of darkness, swampy temperate rainforests were able to grow close to the South Pole, revealing an even warmer climate than we expected,” said Tina van de Flierdt, study co-author and professor in the Imperial…
Coronavirus Cases Have Dropped Sharply In South Korea. What’s Its Secret?
South Korea “has emerged as a sign of hope and a model to emulate,” reported Nature earlier on Tuesday. “The country of 50 million appears to have greatly slowed its epidemic; it reported only 74 new cases today, down from 909 at its peak on 29 February.”
And it has done so without locking down entire cities or taking some of the…
Radical Hydrogen-Boron Reactor Leapfrogs Current Nuclear Fusion Tech
HB11 Energy, a spin-out company originating at the University of New South Wales, claims its hydrogen-boron fusion technology is already working a billion times better than expected. Along with this announcement, the company also announced a swag of patents through Japan, China and the USA protecting its unique approach to fusion energy generation. New Atlas reports: The results of decades of…
Officials In Australia’s New South Wales Celebrate: ‘All Fires Are Now Contained’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Fire officials in Australia are celebrating a landmark moment, saying that for the first time in what has been a horrendous wildfire season, every fire in hard-hit New South Wales is now under control. Bushfires have destroyed more than 2,400 homes and burned 5.4 million hectares of land — or about 13.3 million…
Australian smoke plume sets records
The recent wildfires in Australia sent one of the largest plumes of smoke higher into the the stratosphere than satellites have ever before observed. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/australian-wildfires-smoke-plume-sets-records…