Space 3 September 2020 By Leah Crane A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on 3 September, carrying the 12th batch of Starlink satellitesSIPA USA/PA Images SpaceX is starting to release more details about its Starlink internet satellites. On 3 September, the firm launched its 12th batch of the satellites from Cape Canaveral in Florida and…
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Chris Toumazou, co-founder and chief executive officer of DNA Nudge.DNANUDGE Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 3 August New 90 minute coronavirus and flu tests to be rolled out in the UK next week…
July 25, 2020 3:07 PM Sasha VanAllen Posted: July 25, 2020 3:07 PM Updated: July 25, 2020 4:24 PM MADISON, Wis. — The number of confirmed cases in Wisconsin has slightly decreased since Friday, according to the Department of Health Services. Out of the 14, 201 people who were tested, 953* of those tests came…
As the U.S. deals with massive delays in COVID-19 testing, doctors and scientists say another type of diagnostic test could alleviate the stress on labs. Rapid, or point-of-care, tests deliver results in just minutes, while lab-based tools can take days."Every day they wait is another day they need to quarantine, or if they're not, it's…
A squirrel found in a Colorado town tested positive for bubonic plague, county health officials said. Jefferson County health officials said in a statement Sunday that a squirrel found in the town of Morrison, which is just west of Denver, tested positive for the bubonic plague on Saturday. Health officials warned that the bubonic plague can be contracted…
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…