Mysterious

After contracting and beating a coronavirus infection, a body needs time to rest, to recover its health and strength. Sadly, for some children, that isn't what happens next.A mysterious, new disease called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C, and also known as paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome or PIMS) has affected hundreds of children around the…

By Michael Marshall The potential flint figurinesKharaysin archaeological team More than 100 distinctive flint artefacts from a Stone Age village in Jordan may be figurines of people used in funeral rituals, according to a team of archaeologists. However, other researchers aren’t convinced that the objects represent people at all. Since 2014, Juan José Ibáñez at…

July 6, 2020 | 1:19pm | Updated July 6, 2020 | 2:00pm Enlarge Image A medical worker and a patient at an infectious diseases department of the Bashlyayeva Children's City Clinical Hospital that treats children with COVID-19. Valery Sharifulin/TASS The coronavirus may be causing scary neurological issues in some children. Youth may help beat the…

Louis Luyt introduces Nelson Mandela to the Springbok players prior to the 1995 Rugby World Cup final at Ellis Park. Tertius Pickard/Gallo Images South Africa skipper Francois Pienaar receiving the Rugby World Cup from Nelson Mandela endured long after the 1995 final, but there were other headline makers at the tournament. Register your interest for…

A hydroxychloroquine study is being audited. AP Photo/John Locher By Kelly Servick, Martin EnserinkJun. 2, 2020 , 7:55 PM Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center. On its face, it was a major finding: Antimalarial drugs touted by the White House as possible COVID-19 treatments looked to be not just ineffective, but downright…