In fall 2020, when college students across the nation returned to their campuses after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown the previous spring, many worried that the influx of people would put the surrounding communities at risk. But new research, conducted in Centre County, Pa., home to the Penn State University Park campus, and in the surrounding communities, reveals that despite a rise in cases among returning students, the use of behavioral interventions protected the local...
A new DNA test, developed by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and collaborators from Australia, the U.K., and Israel, has been shown to identify a range of hard-to-diagnose neurological and neuromuscular genetic diseases quicker and more accurately than existing tests.
"We correctly diagnosed all patients with conditions that were already known, including Huntington's disease, fragile X syndrome, hereditary cerebellar ataxias, myotonic dystrophies, myoclonic epilepsies, motor neuron disease and more," says Dr. Ira...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has described sanctions imposed by western nations over the invasion of Ukraine as "akin to a declaration of war."
"But thank God it has not come to that," he added.
Putin also warned that any attempt to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be seen as participation in the armed conflict, the BBC reports. And he rejected suggestions that he would introduce a state of emergency or martial law in Russia.
Putin made the...
Add one more crater to the long list of pockmarks on the lunar surface.
According to orbital calculations, a rocket hurtling through space for years crashed into the Moon today (Friday), but the strike wasn't directly observed, and there might be a wait for photographic evidence, Phys.org reports.
The impact would have taken place at 7:25 am Eastern Time (1225 GMT), on the far side of the Moon, said astronomer Bill Gray, who was the first to predict...
A U.S. senator has called on someone in Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle to assassinate him, the BBC reports.
Lindsey Graham said the only way Russia's invasion of Ukraine ends is "for somebody in Russia to take this guy out."
In a statement on Twitter, the outspoken Republican asks if the Russian president has a "Brutus" who can take out Putin and end the war. His comments have outraged the Russian ambassador to the U.S.
Graham, who...
A University of Toronto Scarborough study finds that showing COVID-19 data in a certain way can influence how seriously people view the pandemic, which in turn can affect behaviour.
The study looked at two commonly used types of data: stock (the total case counts since the pandemic started) and flow (the number of new daily cases). Researchers found that people viewed the pandemic as riskier – and more deserving of caution – when they were shown total...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has told the leaders of Russia and Ukraine he is "ready to make efforts to mediate between all parties," the BBC reports.
In separate phone conversations with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, he expressed support for "a political solution" to their conflict.
He told Zelensky that the kingdom will extend by three months the visas of Ukrainian tourists and residents that are due to expire.
According to Saudi Arabian media, it...
Renewable energy that feeds into the main power grid could destabilize the system and potentially cause power failures, according to a new study.
Mathematicians from the University of Nottingham used data from smart meters to track how grid composition changes over time, and found resilience varies over the course of a day and that a high uptake of solar panels can leave the grid more susceptible to failure, Tech Xplore reports. Their findings have been published today...
The next time you get a craving for sushi rolls, you may feel a renewed appreciation for the ocean. It's to thank not only for your fish and seaweed wrapper, but, as a new Michigan Medicine study suggests, for the bacteria in your gut that digest seaweed.
The ocean is one of the largest reservoirs of carbon on the planet, much of it locked inside seaweed. Marine bacteria play a critical role in the carbon...
Swedish Armed Forces say four Russian fighter jets violated a ban on the use of its domestic airspace today.
The Scandinavian nation, which is not a NATO member, closed its airspace to Russian aircraft on Monday, in line with similar measures by other European nations.
In a statement, Sweden's military condemned the alleged incursion by the Russian warplanes as "unprofessional and irresponsible."
It noted the incident, said to have taken place over the Baltic Sea, was brief.
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