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China refused to give raw data on early COVID-19 cases to a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of the pandemic, one of the team’s investigators said. The lack of data potentially complicating efforts to understand how the outbreak began over a year ago, after it was first detected in China’s Wuhan. The team … Read more
A species of baleen whale that is native to the Gulf of Mexico, called Rice’s whale, is already threatened by extinction – even though it’s only just been properly identified. US experts unravelled ‘a complex species puzzle’ with an analysis of a Rice’s whale skull, which revealed key morphological differences compared with other baleen whale species. … Read more
UK has identified 77 cases of South African Covid variant and nine of a Brazilian mutant that are under ‘close observation’ as experts warn virus is changing so fast new vaccines might be needed EVERY year Matt Hancock said 77 cases of South African and nine of Brazilian found in UK Health Secretary insisted cases, … Read more
Bedwetting is an issue that affects around half a million children and teenagers in the UK, and now scientists believe they finally know why certain people are more prone to the condition. Nighttime bedwetting, officially known as nocturnal enuresis, is known to be a highly heritable condition, but until now it was unclear which genes … Read more
Bedwetting is an issue that affects around half a million children and teenagers in the UK, and now scientists believe they finally know why certain people are more prone to the condition. Nighttime bedwetting, officially known as nocturnal enuresis, is known to be a highly heritable condition, but until now it was unclear which genes … Read more
Scientists have identified the brain cells that are most vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease for the first time, in what’s being referred to as the ‘holy grail’ of dementia studies. The brain cells lie in a region known as the entorhinal cortex, which controls memory, navigation and time perception, and are the first to be killed … Read more
The MAGA rioter pictured carrying zip-ties and wearing full paramilitary gear has been identified as a Nashville bartender who stormed the Capitol with his mother. Eric Munchel, 30, has been named as the man pictured in the Senate press gallery with a bundle of flex-cuffs, heavy duty restraints used by law enforcement in mass arrests … Read more
Estate agent Chelsie Dack had to be identified by her dental records after her body washed up on a beach three weeks after her disappearance, an inquest has heard. Miss Dack, 20, vanished from her flat in Gorleston-on-Sea in Norfolk in the early hours of April 20 this year. A huge police hunt was launched, … Read more
A unique whale song has revealed the presence of a previously unknown population of blue whales living in the north-western Indian Ocean, a study has reported. US-led experts detected the song being sung in acoustic recordings taken at three locations: the Chagos Archipelago, Madagascar and Oman’s Arabian Sea coast. According to the researchers, it had … Read more
MasterChef star Poh Ling Yeow has sat down for a candid chat with the ABC this week, to talk all things identity on Stan Grant’s One Plus One. The 47-year-old cook spoke about migrating from Malaysia to Australia as a nine year old, before saying that she never wanted to be defined when talking about … Read more