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Specialized respirators are key to stopping spread of coronavirus to medical staff
—See live updates on the new coronavirus —How deadly is COVID-19? —How does the new coronavirus compare with flu? —Why are children ‘missing’ from coronavirus outbreak? A certain type of respirator effectively protects medical workers from catching COVID-19, the viral…
Nostradamus prediction: Coronavirus in prophecy of scourge and plague in China?
CORONAVIRUS has infected more than 75,000 people since December, fuelling bizarre conspiracies and rumours the epidemic was predicted by Nostradamus nearly 500 years ago. Did Nostradamus warn the world of a devastating plague? The coronavirus epidemic has spread through China…
New coronavirus may spread through poop
This is a transmission electron microscope image showing the new coronavirus emerging from the surface of human cells. The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which has now infected nearly 76,000 people, spreads mostly through respiratory droplets and contact with infected patients. But…
What is global warming?
Global warming refers to the steady temperature rise on our planet. This is a photo of Earth taken by the EPIC imager on the DSCOVR satellite on March 29, 2017. The globe is heating up. Both land and oceans are…
Coronavirus conspiracy: Scientists address claims of failed experiment and bioweapon
CORONAVIRUS has infected more than 75,000 people globally, sparking outrageous conspiracy theories and rumours of the virus being unleashed on purpose. Scientists have now strongly denounced the conspiracies. The coronavirus epidemic has killed more than 2,100 people since last year,…
People taking antidepressants for years ‘should come off the drugs’, scientists warn
Experts have warned that antidepressants are not intended for use over years and it is not known what harm they could do over decades Experts have warned that antidepressants are not intended for use over years (Image: Getty Images/EyeEm) Patients…
Texas man calls 911 after being impaled by two-inch fence post during car crash, reports say
VideoFox News Flash top headlines for Feb. 20 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A Texas man who was critically injured when he veered off the road after crashing into a deer was able…
What should we do if a ‘planet-killer’ asteroid takes aim at Earth?
An illustration shows a rocket approaching an asteroid that’s drifted too close to Earth. A scout probe orbits nearby. If a giant object looks like it’s going to slam into Earth, humanity has a few options: Hammer it with a…
Ripples in space-time could explain the mystery of why the universe exists
Inflation stretched the tiny universe into a macroscopic size and turned cosmic energy into matter. But it likely created an equal amount of matter and antimatter. It’s not clear why but the authors probe one theory that a phase transition…