Five-month-old ‘miracle’ baby survives coronavirus after 32 days in coma
Little Dom was struck down by the virus just months after being born and spent 54 days in hospital and 32 in a coma and on a ventilator after his mum ‘noticed this noise at the
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Face masks may reduce COVID-19 spread by 85%, WHO-backed study suggests
Social distancing, face masks and eye protection all appear to reduce the spread of COVID-19, in both health care settings and the general community, according to a new review commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO). The review found that…
Ancient people in the Kingdom of Judah may have gotten high off weed
An aerial view of the Tel Arad fortress that stands in what was once the Kingdom of Judah. More than 2,700 years ago, worshipers at a “holy of holies” shrine in Israel may have gotten high on weed. Researchers discovered…
Cambrian fossils show oldest example of parasites in action
In this reconstruction of the Cambrian brachiopod Neobolus wulongqingensis, tubelike parasites cling to its shell. Ancient Cambrian fossils have preserved the oldest known example of parasites in action. More than 500
The fury in US cities is rooted in a long history of racist policing, violence and inequality
Flowers, signs and balloons are left near a makeshift memorial to George Floyd near the spot where he died while in custody of the Minneapolis police, on May 29, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The protests that have engulfed American cities…
Man whose skin changed colour from coronavirus treatment dies after five-month fight
Dr Hu Weifeng, who worked at Wuhan Hospital, made headlines around the world after the treatment he was given when he contracted Covid-19 made his skin go darker A Chinese doctor whose skin changed colour from coronavirus treatment has died…