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…
By Peter Yeung in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo isn’t yet free from EbolaSally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Fresh cases of Ebola have been detected just days before the deadly epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was to be declared over. The Ministry of…
Children will face many hidden negative effects from the new coronavirus, but it's not too late to avert them, says Paul Ramchandani Health | Comment 8 April 2020 By Paul Ramchandani Josie Ford THE direct impact of covid-19 on children seems to be less severe than on adults, but indirect and hidden consequences will have…
Going out into the natural world is good for your health and mind, and you can still get some of the same benefits even when stuck inside, says Graham Lawton Health | Comment 1 April 2020 By Graham Lawton Shomos Uddin/Getty Images LAST week, during what already feels like the halcyon days of Before Lockdown,…
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Researchers in the Netherlands turned a major music festival into an unexpected laboratory to investigate a question that has long puzzled scientists and bug-bitten individuals alike: What makes some people more irresistible to mosquitoes than others? For three consecutive days at the Lowlands festival in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands, scientists set up a unique pop-up research site
THE NFL SEASON is in full swing, and Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff has helped turn one of football’s most overlooked teams into legitimate playoff material. The 29-year-old has rebuilt his career in Detroit with a strong work ethic and a steady leadership style. Now he’s bringing that same mindset off the field as the