Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Having a COVID-19 vaccine by January is “a stretch goal,” but the head of the National Institutes of Health is gearing up for a master experiment to rapidly tell if any really work.At least four or five possible vaccines “look…
Space 7 May 2020 By Jonathan O’Callaghan Illustration of the surface of MercuryTIM BROWN / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A giant impact four billion years ago could have resulted in Mercury losing most of its mantle to deep space, potentially explaining one of the planet’s key mysteries. Mercury is unusual compared to other rocky planets in…
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, the journal in which the findings are published. The study was the work of Bumsoo Kim, Ph.D., of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Israel.“Incivility,” as defined in the research, refers to the use of language that employs “hostile, hateful, aggressive, and aspersive terms.” Specifically, the author cites name-calling, swear…
Covid-19: PPE for workers is crucial, Ekurhuleni mayor tells owners at Boksburg shopping centre"As Business for South Africa, we are deeply humbled to be able to serve our country in its time of need," Stavros Nicolaou, chairperson of B4SA's health workgroup said, according to the statement."The leadership displayed by our President, and Minister of Health…
More than 85 percent of those placed on ventilators in New York's largest hospital system due to coronavirus symptoms later died from the disease, a study has found.CNN reported Thursday that a study from researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and Northwell Health, which employs more than 68,000 people in the state, found that the overall…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…