At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a shortage of N95 respirator masks was putting the health workers and frontline workers who needed them most at risk. Writes about this CNBC. Workers in vital industries who relied on N95 masks had no other choice ...
Scientists have identified six different types of COVID-19, each with a specific set of symptoms. It's a breakthrough that could help doctors predict which patients are most at risk. Sky News writes about this. The different forms of the disease are believed to determine its severity among those infected.…
Scientists at Boston University's National Infectious Diseases Laboratory (NIEDL) have partnered with Signify to discover a way to eradicate coronavirus infection in 25 seconds. Writes about this Lenta.Ru. It is noted that the ultraviolet radiation of special lamps effectively inactivates SARS-CoV-2. During the experiment, specialists processed the contaminated ...
Everyone knows that the appearance of gray hair is associated not only with aging of the body, but also with stress. “I almost turned gray,” many say, describing the shock they experienced. However, only recently has a group been able to explain the relationship between stress and graying hair from a scientific point of view...
A unique disinfectant solution, MAP-1, has been developed in Hong Kong. This is stated in the Voice of America video. After spraying, the product forms a film on the surface consisting of millions of nanocapsules. It is effective against viruses and bacteria for 90 days even after drying. When…
Statistics around the world give an unambiguous picture: the majority of deaths from COVID-19 are men. According to experts, the matter is in genetics, writes Voice of America. On average, there are four women and six men for every ten coronavirus deaths. However, if you look at the age ...
Researchers at French industrial development company Carbios have created a bacterial enzyme capable of dissolving plastic bottles within hours, the BBC reported. For the first time, this enzyme in its natural form was discovered in a pile of rotten leaves back in 2012, on its basis, scientists ...
Researchers have discovered a planet far from Earth, where they believe it is raining iron, the Independent reports. On one side of the planet, the day is constant, which causes temperatures to reach 2400 degrees Celsius (4352 Fahrenheit). This leads to the evaporation of the metal ...
Federal studies by scientists from several large institutions have shown that the new form of coronavirus that caused the pandemic can survive in the air for hours, The Hill reported. A study pending peer review by academics from Princeton University, UCLA and the National ...
Ocean with coral reefs, swamps, tropical forest, steppe and desert under a glass dome. In Arizona, almost 30 years ago, the Earth's biosphere was recreated. The project was conceived as a study of the possibilities of colonizing other planets. This is stated in the Voice of America video. They spent there...