By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A woman walks past chairs painted with the colours of the Tour de France leaders’ jerseys on the seafront in Nice, FranceANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 27 August…
cataloging deadly epidemics.From the Black Death of the 14th century to cholera in war-torn Yemen, it was a baleful history. But Professor Whitty, who had spent most of his career fighting infectious diseases in Africa, was reassuring. Britain, he said, had a special protection.“Being rich,” he explained.Wealth “massively hardens a society against epidemics,” he argued,…
Environment | Analysis 7 July 2020 By Adam Vaughan Electrolysers produce hydrogen from waterITM Power Hydrogen is back. On 8 July, the European Commission will announce a new strategy to turn the universe’s most abundant element into a way “for the EU to achieve a higher climate ambition”. Past grand visions of a “hydrogen economy”…
Which countries have made wearing face masks compulsory?Doctor's Note: Do masks protect us from coronavirus?Where are we with a coronavirus vaccine? | Start HereAfter the first batch of 1.5 million masks was shipped to 17 of the 27 member states and the UK, Poland's Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski said the 600 000 items Polish authorities…
Social media algorithms love challenges with a number. I, for one, can’t get enough of the viral 12-3-30 treadmill workout (walking at 12% incline, at a speed of 3 miles per hour, for 30 minutes). I’ve yet to dabble in any others, but there’s a new one circulating that I’m tempted to take for a
Editors note: Doralice Goes, a Brazilian public servant, visited an organic products fair in her home city of Brasília in Federal District, on Dec. 31, 2021. Among the artisanal products was a tomato and almond pesto sauce. The 49-year-old stored it in her pantry and, 23 days later, on a Sunday night, opened the sauce
Another outbreak was traced to the consumption and handling of meat Published: February 23, 2026, 12:05 am Researchers have shared details of an outbreak at a funeral in Uganda that killed three young people. Aeromonas bacteria can cause food poisoning with an incubation period of 12 hours to seven days, typically 24 to 48 hours. In February 2024