By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A medical worker takes a swab to test for the coronavirus at a drive-in testing facilityADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 3 September New funding announced for trials of…
Local airlines say the current lockdown restricts air travel. Although restrictions were eased last month, fewer people are flying. Picture: Alon Skuy / Gallo Images The main question that remains to be answered is where the funding to implement SAA's rescue plan will come from.Finance Minister Tito Mboweni does not exclude the possibility of approaching…
It is unclear what Pravin Gordhan and Tito Mboweni mean when they say they will "mobilise" funds for a restructured SAA.Different tranches of money will be required as different aspects of the restructuring take effect, according to the DPE.An aviation economist says the government is playing conflicting roles as enabler and regulator of the airline…
By Adam Vaughan A climate change researcher slicing an ice core sample from Antarctica for analysisBRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) scientists are almost half as likely to be awarded funding to research climate change, wildlife and other environmental science as their white peers. Statistics published last year…
CLOSE With coronavirus sweeping across the world, it's easy to forget the epicenter of the disease, Wuhan. Wuhan can be compared to Pittsburgh or Chicago. USA TODAYThe head of a research group that studies bat-borne coronaviruses in China similar to the COVID-19 strain that's ravaged the globe has warned that a U.S. government decision to cut…
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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