As the coronavirus continues to make the news, a host of untruths has surrounded the topic. In this special feature, we address some of these myths and conspiracies.This article was updated on April 6, 2020The novel coronavirus, now known as SARS-CoV-2, has spread from Wuhan, China, to every continent on Earth except Antarctica.The World Health…
Share on PinterestMedical personnel from Riverside University Health System hospitals administer a coronavirus test to an individual during drive-through testing in the parking lot of Diamond Stadium, March 22, 2020 in Lake Elsinore, CA. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)The recent coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Known as SARS-CoV-2, the virus…
By Alice Klein There has been a slight rise in congenital anomalies in China following the switch to a two-child policy Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Alamy Stock The rate of birth anomalies in China has increased slightly in the years since it replaced its one-child policy with a two-child policy, perhaps because couples are having second…
By Layal Liverpool Pale spear-nosed bats are members of an elite group of animalsLutz Wiegrebe/Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Bats can learn to mimic specific sounds, which puts them into an elite group of animals capable of this. Studying how bats can copy noises could help us learn more about humans’ unique capacity for speech and language. The ability…
By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A worker in Bilbao, Spain on Tuesday 14 April.H. Bilbao/Europa Press via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5.45 pm on 14 April Some European countries begin easing restrictions Some European countries are allowing certain non-essential workers to return to their jobs…